NID Principles

This entire program aims to design and implement a foundational ID system for Ethiopia at the national level. For all intents and purposes, “National ID” shall mean Foundational Digital ID. From this program’s perspective, the term “National ID” is synonymous with the term “Foundational ID” for communication and reporting purposes.Only the data necessary for establishing uniqueness will be collected. All data collected, stored in the NID database, and/or published in the ID credential focuses on minimal data required to identify an individual, namely “Full Name”, “Gender”, “Current Address” and “Date of Birth”, all other data is optional, including citizenship information.Moreover, sensitive or unnecessary data such as the occupation of the individual, his/her religion or ethnicity, birthplace, or other similar data will NOT be collected.Other optional fields including phone number and email are taken for further interaction and notification purposes. Consent from individuals to participate in the Pilot will be obtained by using the following statement:“You are hereby informed that your personal information is being collected for the purpose of being included in a national ID database for issuing a personal digital identification. This information may be shared or otherwise automatically processed only in connection with that purpose. Third parties will not have access to this data without your consent. You have the right to inspect your data, audit its history and correct any errors by contacting us at www.id.et”A log of all individuals who are so informed will be maintained where the register of other data collected in connection with this program is maintained.

The owner of the identity data is the individual and will have the mandate to manage how it should be used at the individual level. Accordingly, all rules set forth on the annexed personal data protection proclamation will be complied with during the pilot. All tests will be performed by using a formal consent from every registrant that participates during the pilot period.