Focus on Citizen IDIdentifying AfricaOther than providing a uniform and secure way of identifying people, the electronic ID offers important benefits for both public administration and businesses and citizens |
In the developing world, electronic ID cards with biometrics, in the public description of their alleged benefits, include:
• Enabling and homogenization of e-Government services, simplification of processes and increasing agility while reducing costs – with significant paperwork and time savings
• Secured and more flexible e-commerce transactions and enabling citizens access to e-Government services in a practical, easy, flexible, comfortable and secured manner
• New advanced e-Government services provide easier access to civil registry records
• Support to banking systems, in preventing fraud and allowing the poor to have access to the financial services<br/>• Instant issuance in seconds in a single step instead of waiting up to 15 days. 
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