Uganda gears up to roll out of Aadhaar-like ID system, eyes UPI adoption

In a major push to digitize citizen services, Uganda is set to roll out an Aadhaar-like digital identification system based on India-developed open-source technology and is exploring the adoption of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to cut down transaction costs across the economy.

In an interview with ANI, Rosemary Kisembo, CEO of Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), confirmed that Uganda has fully customized the Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) to align with its domestic laws and will launch five modules–new registration, renewal, correction of errors, replacement of lost ID, and first-time ID issuance–in the coming weeks.