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

Rwanda

Digital ID System

WIP

Single Digital ID (SDID)

Governing entity: National Identification Authority (NIDA)
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: NA
Funding organizations identified: World Bank
Technical Support organizations identified: African Development Bank World Bank
URL: NA
Last Updated: 06/03/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: NO
Codified digital ID legal status: NO
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NO
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NO
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NO
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: NA
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NA

Digital Payment System

WIP

eKash

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Bank association
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023- 2
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2M
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://rswitch.co.rw
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: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

RGEA

Base technical architecture: ESB
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Coordination unit: Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.risa.gov.rw
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: NA