Our LiveCasts returns to the scene with Season 5 in full force, bringing you a sensational lineup of exceptional experts covering topics that remain at the heart of Africa’s identity development agenda.

This Premiere episode will feature the following three exciting segments packed rich with the kind of informative insights you have come to know and trust from our LiveCasts.

To-The-Point [MEGA FEATURE!]

In this major hit segment ID4Africa’s Executive Chairman and host, Dr. Atick, will have a one-on-one conversation with the Honorable Cina Lawson, Minister of Digital Economy and Transformation of Togo, to capture insights and lessons learned from what the country has been doing with regards to ID4D and what it intends to do going forward. Among the topics that will be discussed are the plans being being established for developing a foundational digital identity program based on Open Source that will serve as the enabling platform for service delivery in the nation’s digital economy. CLICK HERE to view the range of topics being covered.

Business Models of Identity Authorities [CAN’T MISS!]

In this segment Dr. Atick will engage with the leaders of 4 major identity authorities in charge of today’s most significant identity programs in Africa and the World: Nigeria, Ghana, India and Pakistan. The conversation will compare and contrast the proven practices, as well as the roadmap of these well-established organizations in order to inform nascent identity authorities in the context of ID4D.

Among the objectives is to explore business models, short and long term, that can achieve financial sustainability of these foundational organizations. The discussion will also examine the range of roles of the identity authorities within the national identity ecosystems, especially beyond the initial phase of onboarding. CLICK HERE to find out more about what will be discussed.

i-ON-ETHIOPIA [MUST WATCH!]

Ethiopia is in the process of launching an ambitious project that will enroll and issue digital identity credentials for their entire population by 2025, and which is expected to become the foundation for all service delivery in due time–both public and private (especially Fintech).

The program is aiming to be “sovereign from the start” by building local capacity, and by basing the national identity platform, primarily on Open Source.

In this exciting segment, Dr. Atick engages with the Executive Director of the project, Yodahe Zemichael, and four other representatives from the identity stakeholders in Ethiopia, to learn about how to implement a strong and inclusive identity ecosystem and the way forward with developing a digital economy and digital infrastructure around the National ID.