Open APIs as a Pathway to ID and Sectoral Development

This is part II in the two-part series started on Dec 3rd on the subject of pathways to identity development which addresses the longstanding problem of technology and vendor lock-in and the associated lack of interoperability among different identity modules supplied by different vendors. The first episode discussed open source initiatives as one solution to this problem, while the second episode explored how open APIs can lead to the development of an open ecosystem free of lock-in, and one where interoperability could be ensured by design from the start.

Panelists included:

Dr. Joseph Atick – Executive Chairman, ID4Africa Aliyu Aziz –

Director General, NIMC, Nigeria

Mory Camara – Managing Director, ANGEIE, Guinea

Bali Andriantseheno – Coordinator General PREA, Madagascar

Kunal Jhanji – Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Hervé Robache – PSD2 API Coordinator, STET

Ian Turkington – VP, Architecture and API, TM Forum

Debora Comparin – Chair, OSIA Working Group, Secure Identity Alliance

Outline: 00:00 Introduction 12:50 Situation analysis with Nigeria, Guinea & Madagascar 35:34 Open API Economy with Kunal Jhanji (BCG) 53:35 Open API’s with Ian Turkington (TM Forum) 1:09:09 Open banking: The API Disruption with Hervé Robache (stet) 1:22:40 Sectorial panel’s advice on open API 1:26:03 Unlocking the ID system with OSIA by Debora Companin (SIA) 1:45:57 ID Panel Discussion + Community Voices 2:25:30 Conclusion