Citizens and States: How Can Digital ID and Payments Improve State Capacity and Effectiveness?

Author:
Center for Global Development
Publisher:
Center for Global Development
Publication Date:
31 March 2020
Tags:
Africa, Banking and Insurance

Digital technology, notably in the areas of identification (ID), mobile communications, and financial payments, is impacting societies and economies in many ways. It is changing the way that citizens (in the sense of individuals) and states can interact and transact business with each other across a wide range of programs and services.

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