Find a double page article about iCivil in the latest Revue Trimestriel du Conseil des Notaires.
Co-Founder Adama Sawadogo is asked to talk about the iCivil application, its advantages and how it’s working in Burkina Faso.
Read the article here (in French)
Extracts of the article:
"I realized that forged documents (financial, academic, legal) were the consequence of the inexistence from a legal point of view, of people in my country. These people were not registered at birth and because they are legally invisible, to live "like the others" they have no other choice but to resort to forged documents"
"During my research, I was fascinated with Prooftag and their Bubble Code. I contacted its inventor, Francis Bourrières and after 3 and a half years of research, iCivil was ready to be rolled-out at a national scale"
"We have planned some census programmes. They are for the "invisible" people and for people who are officially registered but who do not have any proof. The way it works is the same : the bubble bracelet is replaced with a bubble card. During the registration process, personal data is collected via the smartphone."
"The objective is to empower countries to create their own exhaustive and dynamic digital civil database. This is imperative for the economic and democratic development of these countries."
"A birth certificate can be issued anywhere in the country in exchange of the presentation of the bracelet."
"The digital aspect of this solution enables us to work around the lack of communication infrastructure (such as roads) and the implementation of a civil registration via GSM will only take 2 years."
"It's a vital tool for the governments, the basis for a modern governing practice focused on anticipation, and planification of development policies".