The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Ethiopia

Digital ID System

DPI-like

Fayda ID

Governing entity: National ID Program
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Both
Funding organizations identified: World Bank
Technical Support organizations identified: YOUNIQX Identity AG, Nok Nok Labs
URL: https://id.gov.et
Last Updated: 10/03/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: YES
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: YES
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NA
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

EthSwitch

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Bank association
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): ?- 1.5 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 14 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://ethswitch.com
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: YES
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

WIP

Data Exchange Platform

Base technical architecture: X-Road
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)
Coordination unit: Information Network Security Administration (INSA)
National / Regional: NA
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: NA
Permitted participants: NA
Ownership: Public
URL: https://insa.gov.et
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: NA
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: NA
Impact metrics: NA