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By Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa Harmonization is the theme of this year’s ID4Africa Annual Meeting. It is a term that has received a lot of attention recently because of the current fragmentation in the African identity ecosystems. But what does it really mean? And how can a country achieve it? An ecosystem…
By Steve Atkins, Program Director, The Silicon Trust One of the more compelling elements of the ID4Africa Movement (and there are many) is its use of what it terms ‘Ambassadors’ within its Ambassadors Program. Less a description of a career diplomat, more an inclusive approach to identify and recognize individuals working with Governmental roles in…
By Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Executive Chairman, ID4Africa In developed nations, people routinely assert their identities dozens of times a day. They do it effortlessly through many different means and for many different purposes; they do it so much so, that asserting one’s identity has blended into the fabric of habitual actions that people do…
During the ID4AFRICA event in Windhoek, Namibia, we were honored to interview Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Executive Chairman of the ID4AFRICA movement and hear his views on the need for valid identification in Africa, as well as his visions for the future of the continent and identification technology. https://youtu.be/5D1bcrK_AaQ https://youtu.be/HAKoBqFoRxo https://youtu.be/jUuanmn99yU
Were you in Windhoek, Namibia for this years ID4AFRICA event? If you were then you may see yourself in this image video and if you weren't there, then please check out the video and see what you missed. It was an incredible event with an amazing pan-African continent attendance. But why are you reading this?…
By Joseph Atick, IBIA and Greg Pote, APSCA (Nov 2015) Development agencies are bullish on Africa’s prospects. The World Bank’s June 2014 Global Economic Prospects report lists sub-Saharan Africa as one of the fastest-growing regions globally. According to a recent report by the African Development Bank, average growth was 3.9% last year and is expected…