National Identification System Signing Ceremony Contract for the Digitizing of Public Records

The Government of Jamaica is designing and developing a National Identification System (NIDS), that will provide a comprehensive and secure structure to enable the capture and storage of personal identity information for citizens and persons ordinarily resident in Jamaica.

The NIDS will become the primary source for identity assurance and verification, and will result in improved governance and management of social, economic and security programmes. The National Identification System, called NIDS, is a unique, reliable and secure way of verifying an individual’s identity. It will establish a reliable database of all Jamaican citizens and will involve the issuance of a unique lifelong National Identification Number to every person