Therese Turner-Jones says the National Identification System (NIDS) will lay the foundation for Jamaica to become a digital economy. The IDB recently approved a US$68-million loan to the Government for the design and implementation of the NIDS. Each citizen will be provided with a randomised nine-digit National Identification Number (NIN), which they will have for life. The NIDS will be the first national identification system rolled out in the Caribbean, she said. It will provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the capture and storage of identity information for all Jamaicans.
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