CIVIL REGISTRATION IN AFRICA:
PROGRESS, POLICIES AND POTENTIAL
The LiveCasts are back! Join us on Wednesday, March 26th for a new and exciting episode where we deep dive into a number of major developments taking place in Civil Registration in Africa, and beyond.
This multi-segment virtual session, being broadcast LIVE via Zoom, is not-to-be-missed, as it covers the evolving landscape of civil registration in Africa, including key data insights, policy innovations, and a groundbreaking technological innovation that has the potential to establish legal identity from birth. This online encounter marks the start of a critical discussion that will continue in person at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place on May 20-23 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, whereby the topic will be further explored with the broader ID4D community.
HERE’S WHAT YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS ON THE PROGRAM
Dr. Joseph Atick
Executive Chairman ID4Africa
Dr. Joseph Atick is a recognized world renowned advocate and expert on identity matters. Having been one of the founders of the identity industry nearly 30 years ago, he led several companies in that domain and developed some of the foundational algorithms underlying secure digital identity today, including the first commercially viable face recognition algorithm.
Dr. Atick retired from the industry in 2010 to focus on promoting identity for social and economic development around the world. In that mission he partnered with the World Bank and other UN agencies, and was heavily involved in the development and field testing of the methodology and analytic tools that would guide the subsequent activities in that space, and would lead to the launch of the ID4D initiative at the World Bank.
In 2014, he co-founded ID4Africa as a pan-African Movement to promote responsible digital transformations through digital identity in Africa. He is a staunch defender of privacy, data protection and human rights and continues to provide counsel to governments and international organization on the use of identity for public good. Dr. Atick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics from Stanford University.
(i) A Data-Driven Overview
Claudia Cappa
Senior Advisor, Statistics, UNICEF
(ii) What will it take to reach universal birth registration and calls for action
Insights on the road ahead and the actions that are required to accelerate progress.
Bhaskar Mishra
CRVS & Legal Identity Specialist UNICEF
(i) County-Level Perspective
🇹🇿 Tanzania
Patricia Mpuya
Registration Manager Registration Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA)
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire
Ago Christian Kodia
Director General National Agency for Civil Registration and Identity (ONECI)
🇰🇪 Kenya
Paul Dume Mwangemi
SECRETARY Civil Registration Services
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi
Director General & Chief Registration Officer National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA)
(ii) Summation & Key Takeaways: A continental perspective
Karin Heissler
Regional Child Protection Advisor West and Central Africa Regional Office (WCARO), UNICEF
This segment provides an update on the progress of the African CRVS Shared Asset (ACSA) initiative, including key developments in governance structures and the work of its specialized working groups on standards and certification.
Josephine Mukesha
Director General NIDA, Rwanda; and ACSA Vice Chair
Abdon Marius Mikpon’Aï
Director, Civil Registration, Directorate of Civil Registration, Benin; and ACSA Member Secretary
Lidia Maejima
appellate Judge at the Court of Justice of Paraná Brazil
This forward-looking segment explores a groundbreaking technological innovation that has the potential to provide legal identity from birth—an ambitious goal pursued by the identity community for years. Highlighting the ID4Africa open Call for Action issued in 2019, this session examines how recent advancements in infant biometric technologies could finally bridge the gap between civil registration and identity management. Discover how these innovations can revolutionize identity systems, delivering on the promise of seamless integration and ensuring every child’s right to a legal identity is reinforced with a unique identity from the start.
Join your favorite host, Dr. Joseph Atick, and his esteemed guests for insightful, engaging discussions on Civil Registration in Africa – progress made so far, what has led to this progress, and how it can be sustained.
MARCH 26 @ 14:30 CET/ 13:30 GMT
Also, be sure to secure your spot at the 2025 AGM in Addis Ababa, May 20-23, where the dialogue will continue and intensify. View AGM program & register: https://id4africaevents.com/2025/conference/
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