Progress has been reported on a digital public infrastructure project underway in the Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis. Taiwan is leveraging its expertise in IT and digital governance to implement the project, according to the project summary.

Launched in January of last year, the project, slated for completion by 2026, aims to achieve three primary objectives: establishing a digital ID authentication management system for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, implementing a digital ID authentication management mechanism, and enhancing capacity building in information technology and security.

The executing agency for the project is the International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) of Taiwan, collaborating with the host country’s Ministries of ICT and National Security.

Following the signing of the implementing arrangement in December 2022, progress has been made in developing the core system for the ‘Digital Identity Authentication Information System’ as of March 2024. This includes work on digital ID card production and the digital certificate mechanism. Additionally, an ISO 27001 test has been conducted, and 33 hours of digital ID sessions and two seminars have been organized.

The project’s implementation, as outlined in the summary, aligns with a digital government development plan introduced in 2021. The plan aims to assist the country in achieving its Sustainable Development Goals by transitioning into “a digital nation with smart governance.”

Through this project, which also entails the establishment of public key infrastructure, a digital signature mechanism, and an integrated data management system for the two islands, the delivery of government and private sector services will be streamlined and facilitated.