The Minister of Youth and ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana has toured the National Identification Agency (NIDA) to assess progress at the center.
Minister Nsengimana was accompanied by The Commissioner General of Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), Ben Kagarama and other officials that toured all departments of NIDA.
In particular, they toured the production house hosting the server room where all data are stored.
Nsengimana praised all activities being undertaken by NIDA to register citizens by using ICT which speeds up activities carried out by NIDA.
The Director General of NIDA, Pascal Nyamulinda told the press that they’re building an integrated system which will connect services including identification, driving license, passport and medical insurance.
According to Nyamulinda, the smart card will possess the same number as the national ID and will not replace any of the existing documents.
It will be launched after the cabinet’s approval.
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