The vision
A digital trust layer, sovereign and at the service of every Angolan.
Five core principles structure IDNA and guide every technical and governance decision.
A 100% sovereign nature
IDNA is a sovereign national digital-identity platform, backed by a traced national registry, serving as a layer on top of existing physical documents.
- The Angolan State is the sovereign owner of the platform and the data — and that is what gives it full decision-making power.
- A traced national registry — private distributed technology, under State control, with no cryptocurrency, compliant with the 2024 Angolan law.
- It is the State that decides who operates or runs each service, and on what terms: to open up, entrust, or monetise — always on its own terms.
- Technical inspirations (Estonia, ICP-Brasil, MOSIP) — references, not dependencies.
Digital does not replace physical
Digital adds to the physical and opens up new possibilities: physical media remain sovereign, indispensable and recognised.
- Inclusion: more than half of Angolans have no internet access — imposing an all-digital approach would exclude that part of the population.
- Documentary sovereignty: the biometric BI and passport are recognised internationally.
- Continuity in the event of a network failure or disaster — the physical medium remains readable.
- The IDNA identity can be read offline from the NFC chip of the biometric BI.
Full economic modularity
For each API or service activated, the State freely chooses the model. The system is neutral by default — it allows everything, and the State activates what it wants, how it wants, when it wants.
- Free of charge (public service), paid for businesses, paid for citizens, or mixed.
- Tiered pricing by volume, sector or criticality.
- Each connected business freely decides whether to pass on or absorb the cost — the State leaves the choice open.
- A model trending toward self-sustainability in the medium term.
A 3-dimensional rights matrix + DLP
The heart of security. Not a linear role-based system, but a matrix: sector of activity × position within the sector × data category.
- The government defines the matrix by sector decree; the citizen gives consent within that framework.
- An emergency physician cannot access vehicle data, even with the citizen's agreement.
- DLP — data only flows to authorised sectors, protecting the citizen against pressure and lateral leaks.
- Two tiers: the government matrix (decree) + the citizen's consent.
A development ecosystem
The State retains full ownership, but the development of connected applications draws on three sources, within a certification framework.
- Government (INFOSI, ministries), businesses (banks, telecoms, insurers) and certified third-party publishers.
- Pathway: dev account → sandbox → submission → review → certification → production.
- Creates Angolan ICT jobs (target of 7% of GDP for the sector by 2027).
- Continuous innovation driven by the market, sovereignty preserved.
« IDNA is positioned as a layer complementing the current physical instruments, whose sovereign relevance remains fully intact. It is designed to offer an optional digital dimension, at the service of every Angolan according to their preferences and their equipment. »