Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: another invisible border for Africans?

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dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-21T07:59:45Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-21T07:59:45Z
dc.date.issued 2024-11-18 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/23667
dc.description.abstract Biometric digital identity systems have been promoted as a solution for Africa’s development challenges. By providing accurate and reliable identification of citizens, these systems are expected to enable better planning and resource allocation by states. However, this optimistic view overlooks the border logic embedded in the design and deployment of these systems. In this article, the author critically examines the assumptions and implications of biometric digital identity systems in Africa. By broadening the debate on the intersection of African ‘mobilities’, responsible innovation, and the deployment of biometric technology, the author attempt to pry open the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems and contends that the diffusion of these systems in Africa is driven more by the Global North’s border interests than by the local populations’ development needs. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT en
dc.subject INNOVATION en
dc.subject BORDER CONTROLS en
dc.subject DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY en
dc.title Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: another invisible border for Africans? en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 113(5) en
dc.BudgetYear 2024/25 en
dc.ResearchGroup Developmental, Capable and Ethical State en
dc.SourceTitle The Round Table en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9814660 en
dc.PageNumber 462-472 en
dc.outputnumber 15317 en
dc.bibliographictitle Ayodele, O. (2024) Opening the ‘black box’ of national digital identity systems: another invisible border for Africans?. The Round Table. 113(5):462-472. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/23667 en
dc.publicationyear 2024 en
dc.contributor.author1 Ayodele, O. en


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