World Bank recommends ID system for Morocco

The World Bank has recommended the creation of two new identification systems in Morocco to promote inclusion and battle fraud.A disconnect between existing identification systems caused by the lack of a unique identifying number (UIN) for each Moroccan citizen makes them susceptible to fraud, a report said."Each system had created its own identification number; none of these systems or numbers is interoperable or even follows the same logic or standards.""The lack of electronic verification makes the systems susceptible to fraud. Further, it has resulted in individuals appearing differently across databases with slight variations in names, spellings and addresses."In light of these systemic problems, the World Bank recommended the development of two new registers for the country: a National Population Register (NPR) with a UIN for each citizen, and a Social Register (SR).The NPR will be a comprehensive foundational database of all individuals who have the right to reside in the country. The report said that the government should use existing databases to construct the unified registry – the Carte Nationale d'IdentitÉ Electronique for adults over the age of 18, the National Register of Children (MASSAR) for those between the ages of 6-18, and the civil register for children under the age of 6.Once the NPR is established, all of Morocco's social programs and databases should be able to use the UIN to link identities, allowing for the secure payment of social benefits, leaving no room for identity fraud

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