Tag: Ian Tibbetts
Testing to begin on ID register
(CNS): Following the recent Cabinet approval of the partial commencement of the Identification Register Law, which was passed at the end of last year, work has started on the creation and testing of the register ahead of the live application process. The start of the legislation also paves the way for the creation of the […]
National ID bills heading to parliament
(CNS): Legislation for the mandatory national identification register and the supporting but voluntary ID card system is set to be debated in parliament next month. The proposed legislation was gazetted Friday, opening a public consultation period of three weeks. Once passed, the law paves the way for government officials to begin compiling the register of […]
Audit finds many gaps in CIG online services
(CNS): It is not clear if the Cayman Islands Government has achieved value for money from the services that it has shifted online, and Cayman is lagging behind other countries in its provision of e-services, the Office of the Auditor General has found in a new report. Sue Winspear and her team identified a number […]
Request issued for rollout of National ID card
(CNS): The government has taken the first step in its planned rollout this year of a national identification system, as it issued a request for proposals to develop the programme. The e-Government team in the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure is looking for a suitable company to create the “suite of services and technology […]
Digital IDs can resolve Caymanian status question
(CNS): The solution to the growing problem of Caymanians needing to prove their status is most likely to be found through the use of digital technology, Premier Alden McLaughlin told an industry conference in Cayman on Thursday. Speaking at the Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference (CYDEC), held at the Kimpton Seafire, McLaughlin said the ability […]
Work only just begins on long awaited e-gov site
(CNS): The much anticipated goal of moving more government services online to cut costs and improve efficiency still appears some way off. Despite promises from successive administrations that technology will be used to help reduce queues, bureaucracy and costs, e-government is still in the early stages. Officials revealed that the new gov.ky service portal will not […]
