Seychelles is developing an innovative Digital Identity platform that is expected to be integrated with different national initiatives like eGovernment, eTourism and eHealth as the island nation further embraces a digital future.
The development of the platform will be through a pilot project ran over one year which follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last week between Seychelles’ Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) and WISeKey International Holding, a leading cybersecurity company in Switzerland.
According to a press statement issued by the SLA, the service was launched by the Minister for Finance, Trade & Investment, Pierre Laporte, at an event on Wednesday. The e-service project was developed by the Department of Information Communication Technology with assistance from the World Bank.
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President James Michel made the statement following his visit to the Department of Information Communications Technology (DICT) Open Day at Independence House today.
The President was accompanied by Vice President Danny Faure, who holds the portfolio for ICT and the Principal Secretary for DICT, Mr. Benjamin Choppy.
The Principal Secretary, Mr. Benjamin Choppy, who is responsible for the Department of ICT (DICT) under which the e-Government portfolio falls, said that it is an honor and privilege for the work of DICT to be internationally recognized by the UN and the Commonwealth. “Especially when it is an all Seychellois team of whom many are still in their youth," he said.