Republic of the Sudan
Ministry of Interior
(The Sudan Civil Registration System)
August - 2010
Sudan Overview
Sudan Overview
 One Million Square Miles of area
NORTHERN
ESTATE
 40 Million Population (More than
RED SEA
60% of the Population is under
24 Years of age)
NORTHERN
DARFUR
NAHR ELNIL
STATE
 (35%) Urban Population
 A Federal System with (25)
NORTH
KORDOFAN
KHARTOUM
KASSALA
WEST
DARFUR
States.
 And as of today Peace between
North and South.
 A gate way between North, East
SOUTH
KORDOFAN
SOUTH
DARFUR
UPPER
NILE
NORTH
BAHAR
AL GAZAL
and Central Africa.
JUNGLI
BAHR
ELGABAL
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EAST
EQUATORIA
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Sudan Overview
 Sudan is a vast country,
surrounded by nine different
countries
 It is definitely a very unique
situation, with this:
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Almost all the inhabitances near
the stretching borders are nomadic
tribes, who truly have no
motivations towards the politically
drawn borders
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Also we find a lot of Refugees and
asylum seekers originate from the
neighboring countries, due many
different reasons
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The Strategy
 With all above in mind, although the CRVS has started in
Sudan in 1900 the Sudan since 1998 planned a very strict
strategy to develop civil registration and vital statistic
system.
 And in 2001 The first Law of Civil Rolls was issued, under
which the duties of supervision and management were the
Ministry of Interior act as leading agency.
 The Vision was to adopt the latest IT technologies
available to fulfill and produce the most modern Civil
registration system.
 The most important aspects of the message of the
strategy were, compliance with the latest International
standards and regulations, putting in mind the impact
on Environmental constrains, Security issues, Social,
Economical and Political prevailing situations.
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Civil Rolls Objectives
 To Improve the civil registration system that
would provide more accurate and dependable
evidence and information for the justice
administration, public services, such as,
issuance of
national identification cards,
passports and immigration administration , and
updating public databases , like business and
electoral databases with the support of
information technology (IT) solution .
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The Civil Registration System (CRS)
 The Government of Sudan, through the Ministry of Interior, has
decided to implement a fully automated and centralized Civil
Registration System according to the Civil Rolls Act
 The functional scope of the CRS covers the following:
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Registration processing for the citizens and families
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Capture all incidents and events: Birth, Marriage, Divorce and
Death.
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Development & maintenance of secured centralized consolidated
database/ data warehouse.
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Generation and issuance of National Identification Number and
issuance of Citizenship Certificate to all Sudanese nationals,
including those holding the old Nationalization Certificates
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Production and issuance of Citizen ID Cards
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CRS is the Heart of the e-Government Systems
Other Applications and Systems
National Identity Card System (NIDS)
‫نظام البصمة‬
Automated
Fingerprint
Identification
System
(AFIS)
National ID No.
CRS
‫الرقم الوطني‬
‫نظام الجواز اإللكتروني‬
Advanced
Passport
System
(APS)
E-Government
Outside world Web based
Automated Border Control System (ABCS)
Other MoI Applications
Data Backup, Warehousing & DRC Solutions
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The Civil Registration System
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Information capturing and Maintenance
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Interface with other national systems
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System security and controls
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Backup and disaster recovery handling
MDRC
MDRC
MDRC
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Civil Registration System Structure
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CRS Components and schedule Outlines
Basic
Registration
Integration and
updates
legalization
Infrastructure
1998~2005
2002 ~ 2006
2005 ~2010
Civil rolls Law
Establishment of
Development of the
 Registration of
 Project Finance.

Registration of
Outlines
 Expansion in
2001.
regulations of
civil rolls 2005.
the General
Administration of
Civil Rolls.
 Composition
of
Project
schedule
Guides and
the Advisory
orders For civil
rolls.
Council of the Civil
Rolls.
 Building the
operational
structure
 Formation of
Registration
committees
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implementation plan.
20Million citizens.
 Building the main
and other
databases .
Establishment of
permanent centers
( 25 states and 7
localities of
Khartoum state and
the HQ. of the Civil
Rolls. )
2010 ~ 2015
citizens events.
the issuance of
ID cards and
provide means of
identification of
citizens.
 Registration of
80% of citizens.
 Establishment
of the Civil
Registry Centers
at the level of the
rest of the 127
localities.
Sample of Some CRS Activities
e-ID & Travel Documents factory
CRS Secure Identity Documents
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Data Entry of old Paper Records
CRS Main Data Centre
The CRS work activities
 Accomplished Activities:
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Detailed system study and requirements analysis
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System design
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System development and test
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Setup of the main Data Centre
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Preparation of the CRS Network
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Preparation of the CRS sites
Activities to be fulfilled before December 2010:
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Training of all relevant Client personnel
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System deployment and operation
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Security Systems and controls
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Id card production and personalization equipment
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Registration of One Million of the population.
The following aspects are still to be finalized for the CRS:
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Facial recognition system
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Preparations of the Refugees system and commencing the registration
process
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Challenges facing CRS implementation
 The finance of capital and Operational Costs of the project.
 The urgency of implementation due to various pressures, such
as the rapid economical change in Sudan, the continuous
population movement, and the regional political conflicts
 The vast size of the Sudan and the stretched open borders
 The encouragement of the citizens to register
 Selection and proper training of the data entry agents
 Problems related to technical know how of IT in developing
countries and the question of settlement and developing
Information technology.
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Conclusion
 The CRVS Project in Sudan fulfills the requirement of an
integrated system that incorporates data acquisition, data
verification, ID Card issuance and delivery to the applicant
through biometric identification that meet the international
standards.
 Technical assistant from an international sponsors ( UN,
AU, ADB,…) is crucial factor for the successful
implementation of Sudan CRVS.
 Financial is one of the limiting factors to implement the
project successfully and timely.
 The CRS is mandatory to create a positive public image to
ensure its overall success, and is the vehicle for Good
Governance
We are ready to share our R&D and experience
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Thank
You
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