Digitalization of civil registration and vital statistics systems in Africa
Civil registration is a core and essential function of governments. By recording vital events in a country, such as births and deaths, individuals are able to gain access to basic rights and the government is able to develop more effective public policies, implement and monitor government programmes and plan future activities based on vital statistics. Information technology (IT) systems are critical to the establishment of well-functioning civil registration and vital statistics systems. The use of IT to collect, transmit, store, protect and retrieve data is central to data management of a civil registration organization in any jurisdiction. At the same time, if an IT system is not well designed and aligned with key recommended principles and key features of operations, it can obstruct the performance of a civil registration and vital statistics system and may even have a detrimental impact on a country’s governance processes.
| Format: | Conference document biblioteca |
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| Language: | eng |
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2022-08
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/49136 |
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