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NIA adjudged “Most Efficient Public Service Delivery” institution of the year 2021

The citation accompanying the award stated that the NIA has been able to establish a central register that has successfully harmonised and integrated database of various state and non-state entities

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has been adjudged the “Most Efficient Public Service Delivery” institution in the country for the year 2021.

The award was given by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)- the local chapter of the Transparency International (TI) during the Ghana Integrity Awards 2021, held on 9 December 2021.

Special citation

The special citation presented to the National Identification Authority (NIA) and received its Executive Secretary, Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, read as follows;

“The introduction of Public-Private Partnership as an approach to expedite action on the long-standing processes of building a database of all citizens and non-citizens residing in Ghana seems to have paid off.”

“The process has given the country a central register which has successfully harmonised and integrated database of various state and non-state entities including Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), and the banking sector to ensure an effective and efficient service delivery within the Public Sector while reducing opportunities for fraud, impersonation and duplication of service”.

“We applaud and celebrate the Management and Staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA)” the citation read.

The NIA

The NIA was set up in 2003 under the Office of the President with the mandate to issue national ID cards and manage the National Identification System (NIS).

This resulted in the passing of the National Identification Authority Act, 2006 (Act 707) to give it the necessary legal premises on which to operate.

The National Identity Register Act, 2008 (Act 750) was also passed to give authorization for the collection of personal and biometric data and to ensure the protection of privacy and personal information of enrollees/applicants.

Mandate, functions and powers

The NIA was established by an Act of Parliament Act 707. It is mandated to register all Ghanaians and legally and permanently resident foreign nationals six years and above under the National Identification System (NIS), create a national database or register, issue them with National Identity Cards (Ghanacards) and manage the use of the database.

The Authority is mandated to establish a national data centre and manage a national database, set up a system to collect, process, store, retrieve and disseminate personal data on the population (Ghanaian citizens – both resident and non-resident, and legally and permanently resident foreign nationals), ensure the accuracy, integrity and security of such data, and to issue and promote the use of national identity cards in Ghana.
It is also to make data in its custody available to persons or institutions authorized by law to access the data.

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