Namibia is advancing digital inclusion by working closely with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish legal identity systems, for all its citizens to have verifiable identities. These initiatives come as Namibia tackles identity verification challenges that leave rural and marginalized communities under served, a gap that digital identity technologies aim to bridge.
The initiative follows extensive collaboration between UNDP Namibia and local stakeholders, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, to address gaps in the country’s identity governance framework. According to reports, the collaborative approach seeks to ensure that Namibia’s legal identity governance system is not only comprehensive but also accessible across socioeconomic divides.
