Project Name：St. Kitts and Nevis Digital Identity Authentication Project

Project status：Projects in Operation

Cooperating Country：St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis, Caribbean

Project Description：

The government of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis approved the national long-term e-government development roadmap in 2021, positioning the establishment of a digital identity authentication system as the priority task. It hopes to use Taiwan’s ICT technology advantages and digital governance experience to support the establishment of a citizen identity authentication mechanism, as an important infrastructure for various future online services, to promote Saint Kitts and Nevis’s development into a digital nation with smart governance. This project includes establishing a public key, identity identification and digital signature mechanism integrated into a secure and effective identity authentication mechanism; building a unified data management mechanism for the two islands; and assisting the country in acquiring digital ID card manufacturing and card issuing capabilities. The physical chip ID card follows ICAO electronic anti-counterfeiting and access control criteria, ISO 29115 (digital ID four levels of entity authentication assurance standard,) ISO 7816 (chip card standard,) ISO 14443 (contactless chip card standard) and ISO 21188 (public key infrastructure standard) and other standards. The works include: (1) Establishing a digital identity authentication management system; (2) Establishing a digital identity authentication management mechanism; (3) Enhancing capability building in information technology and security.

Implementation Start Date：2023-01-01

Implementation End Date：2026-12-31

Project Objectives：

Establish a digital identity authentication mechanism that meets international technical and information security standards for more effective and convenient public services.

Executing Agency：

Taiwan Technical Mission in Saint Kitts and Nevis / Ministry of ICT, Ministry of National Security of St. Kitts and Nevis

Current Progress：

By the end of September 2025, the project has accomplished the following key milestones:

1.      Received API (Application Programming Interface documentation) for CRS (Civil Registry System), as well as accomplished integration between CRS and DAMS (Digital Identity Authentication Management System).

2.      Completed the third phase of user testing on DAMS.

3.      Received the new version of sample ID cards with security features for verification.  

Project Contact：Lawrence Yao

Phone：+886-02-28886039

E-mail：y.f.yao@icdf.org.tw

Signing Date：2022-12-20