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Pacific Regional Workshop on Legal Identity and Identity Security

Pacific Regional Workshop on Legal Identity and Identity Security. Tonga progress, Strategies and plans towards achieving universal civil registration By Manakovi Pahulu and Andrew Toimoana. July 9 th 2019. SPC Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia. Contents.

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Pacific Regional Workshop on Legal Identity and Identity Security

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  1. Pacific Regional Workshop on Legal Identity and Identity Security Tonga progress, Strategies and plans towards achieving universal civil registration By Manakovi Pahulu and Andrew Toimoana July 9th 2019 SPC Headquarters, Noumea, New Caledonia

  2. Contents • Country progress in Civil Registration • Current States of Digital Services in Tonga • Digital Government Strategic Framework 2019 – 2024 • Digital Systems High Level Architecture • Preparatory Phase for Digital Services • Digital Government Support Project – World Bank

  3. Country Progress • Legislation Review • RGO Fees • Reporting and Registration of Births/Deaths • Registration of Dual Citizens • Validation Exercises – Health Justice and Statistics • Amnesty Program • Improved working relation with: • Diaspora • Tongan Overseas Mission • Other Pacific Civil Registries IT & Digital Government

  4. Current States of Digital Services in Tonga

  5. Digital Government Strategic Framework 2019 - 2024 • Government approved the first ever Digital Strategic Framework in January 2019. • Framework outlined these Digital Guiding Principles: • Security • Connectivity • Interoperability • Portability • Innovation • Accessibility • Customer Focus • Standardization • Redundancy • Holistic (whole of Government) approach

  6. Digital Systems High Level Architecture

  7. Preparatory Phase for Digital Services Infrastructure for Information Sharing Platform • In 2016 the Cabinet approved a Digital Platform project known as the National Information Communication Technology (NICT) Project. – • Network Backbone • Secured Fibre IP Network • Applications and Security • Datacentre • Cloud services • Telecommunication • Unify Communication system

  8. Digital Government Support Project – World Bank • World Bank board approved the Tonga Digital Government Support Project (US$4.65mn) in May 2019 • Component 1 includes support for amending CR and ID laws, and development of a general data protection law, plus related legislation on cybersecurity and electronic transactions. This is critically important legislation for Tonga to support broader development of the digital economy and digital government • Components 2 and 4 include support for develop of a Government digital platform to provide services online (including support for Government Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity (technical) and Digital Government Infrastructure

  9. Digital Government Support Project – World Bank • World Bank board approved the Tonga Digital Government Support Project (US$4.65mn) in May 2019 • Component 3 includes support for strengthening civil registry and national ID software: • CR (Ministry of Justice): Linking birth, death and marriage records on the same person; assigning UIN at birth registration; receiving notifications from health sector • ID (Lord Privy Seal): Enabling identity authentication by third parties (e.g. banks, ministries) • CR-ID (LPS and MOJ): Establishing link, for identity proofing and assigning UIN Status: Government to begin procurement of technical and legal advisors for components 1 and 3 ASAP

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