The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Zambia

Digital ID System
WIP

National digital Identity

Governing entity
Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship
Status of implementation
Active
Legally binding redress mechanism
NA
URL
NA
Last Updated
01/10/24
Claim digital ID
YES
ID or Civil Registry Act
YES
Regulation for digital ID
NO
Identity act codifies legal status
NO
Identity act sets up procedural rules for data management
NO
Identity act clarifies relationship with feeder documents
NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available
NO
National Data Protection Act exists
YES
Data leak disclosure process exists
YES
Data handling terms exist
NO
Uses biometrics
YES
Enables authentication
YES
Enables KYC
NA
Enables authentication via government portal
NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled
NA
Digital Payment System
DPI-like

National Financial Switch (NFS)

Payment system type
Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation
Active
Operator
Central bank/ Bank association
National or Regional
National
Annual value of transactions (USD)
2021- USD 610 M
Annual volume of transactions
2021- 25 M
Cost of transactions
NA
Participants
2023- 30
Types of transactions supported
P2P P2B B2P
Type of settlement system
NA
URL
https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated
01/10/24
Active real-time payment system
YES
Cross-border payments
NA
QR code transactions
NA
Bank participation
YES
Non-bank participation
YES
Interoperability policy
YES
Participation rules
YES
Data-handling rules
YES
Reporting forum
NA
AML Law
YES
Data Exchange System
WIP
Data Exchange System
Base technical architecture
NA
Status of implementation
Pilot
Governing Entity
SMART Zambia Institute in Office of the President
Coordination unit
Electronic Government Division
National or Regional
National
Sector-specific or Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants
NA
Ownership
Public
URL
https://www.szi.gov.zm
Last Updated
01/10/24
Semantic interoperability
YES
Real-time sharing
YES
Scalable architecture
YES
Auditable
NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt
YES
Enrolment and participation information
NA
Used by more than one public entity
YES
Impact metrics
NA