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

Uganda

Digital ID System

DPI-like

Ndaga Muntu

Governing entity: National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA)
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: MOSIP
URL: NA
Last Updated: 01/10/24
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: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NO
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

Domestic IPS

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: NA
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, P2G
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: NA
Non-bank participation: NA
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Digital Payment System

WIP

Mobile money

Payment system type: Mobile money
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Commercial bank/Private PSP
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2023- USD 60 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 6.3 B
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023-14
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, P2G
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.africanenda.org
Last Updated: 26/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: NO
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

UG Hub Systems Integration Platform

Base technical architecture: WSO2
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: National Information Technology Authority - Uganda
Coordination unit: NITA-U
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public, Private
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.nita.go.ug
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: YES