KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his administration is seeking to place Jamaica to regulate and handle expertise for the general public good.
“It’s not going to swimsuit Jamaica to attempt to disguise away from the wave of technological enhancements as a result of, it doesn’t matter what, we have now to interface with different nations, different societies, and different jurisdictions.
“So, we must be ready to have the ability to develop our expertise and to make use of the expertise that exists for our financial profit and to strengthen our society. It’s not to permit expertise to occur to us; quite, we management how the expertise occurs to us,” Holness stated, noting that the federal government’s coverage is to see Jamaica transition to a digital society.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness delivered the characteristic handle on the OPM retreat JIS Photograph.
“That may be a dedication we have now made… it’s one thing we consider in. We try to make use of expertise to make the Jamaican expertise extra environment friendly.”
Holness, addressing a retreat for employees with the Workplace of the Prime Minister (OPM), outlined the function of the Nationwide Identification System (NIDS) in constructing Jamaica as a digital society.
NIDS is meant to offer a complete and safe construction to gather and retailer private id info.
The voluntary system may also facilitate the digital signing of paperwork and permit individuals to entry varied authorities providers on-line securely. NIDS will change into the first supply for id assurance and verification, leading to improved governance and administration of social, financial, and safety applications.
Prime Minister Holness stated important investments have been made in growing the expertise round NIDS to make sure that the system is dependable and that residents’ info is protected.
“We’re utilizing the very best expertise there may be to maintain the information safe,” he stated, including that intensive work has been completed in crafting the legislative framework to guard residents’ rights, guard towards abuse, and guarantee an efficient system for redress.
“NIDS is a precedence for the federal government. We’re nearly there now and about to ascertain the Nationwide Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). It’s a complete paperwork [that] must be created to ship this service, which is the basis of the environment friendly use of expertise in Jamaica,” Prime Minister Holness stated.
The NIRA may have duty for the layered rollout and administration of NIDS. It can assume the administration of the civil registration system in Jamaica, changing the Registrar Basic’s Division (RGD), and supply enhanced providers.
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