Although it missed the second-quarter timeline for issuance, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said that the government’s eID project was “coming along” and would be delivered, but he could not give a new timeframe.
“It is coming along. We have moved through all problems and are on target to deliver to the people of Guyana,” Phillips told Stabroek News last week when asked for an update.
The US$34 million project with Germany-headquartered Veridos, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) acting as an intermediary, was signed in March last year with the government saying this year that it would be rolled out in the second quarter of 2024. The project falls under the Office of the Prime Minister with the National Data Management Authority as the agency responsible for its execution.