We successfully conducted a study on the Social Economic value of the digital national ID systems in East Africa. 

Taking a Case Study of Uganda, a population-based survey of 2,892 adults aged 18 and above was conducted. All 15 statistical regions of Uganda (as used in the national Health and Demographic Surveys) were included in the study as indicated in the map of Uganda (Figure 1). This study was supported by USAID Centre for Digital Development. Despite other benefits of the national ID, in Uganda, the study findings indicated that the country saved USD 10, 197,817 as a result of integrating the system with the national ID database.

Study findings in form of a report together with a Policy and Knowledge brief will be disseminated to stakeholders in the near future.