Capability map.

What each line of work produces, the engagements that back each area of expertise, the standards I apply, and how to work with me.

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01 · Outputs by line of work

Line of workTypical outputsPhasesExamples
Diagnostics & StrategyWhen you need to know where the system stands and what to do first.
  • Country diagnostic
  • Gap analysis
  • Target architecture
  • National strategy
  • Costed national roadmap
01–02 São ToméAngolaBrazilCARMozambiqueCongoChad
Governance & Institutional ReformWhen the constraint is the mandate, the legal basis, or coordination between agencies.
  • Legal and regulatory analysis
  • Inputs to laws, decrees, and regulations
  • Interinstitutional dialogue and agreements
  • Institutional and governance model
  • Institutional capacity building
All phases CARMadagascarBrazilCongoHaiti
Program Structuring & ProcurementWhen a program has to become fundable and buyable.
  • Component design and sequencing
  • Cost tables and financing plan
  • Procurement strategy and plan
  • Bidding documents and evaluation reports
03–04 MadagascarCongoTimor-LesteCARMozambiqueNigerCameroonSenegal
Technical Assurance & ImplementationWhen the specification has to be right, and what gets delivered has to match it.
  • Technical requirements
  • Independent design reviews
  • Deployment and operation plans
  • Acceptance test plans
  • Supplier performance and change reviews
  • Technical training for operating teams
02–06 HaitiCongoMadagascar

02 · Domains, with the work behind them

Foundation

Governance & institutions

The framework that gives a system its mandate, its safeguards, and its financing.

Systems

Technical domains

The building blocks of an identity system, and how they fit together.

Services

Sectors & use cases

Where identity delivers value once it works.

How it gets built

Program delivery

  • Sequencing
  • Costing
  • Procurement
  • Oversight

Foundation

Governance & institutions

  • Civil registration & vital statisticsMozambiqueCongoAngolaMadagascarCARSão ToméIraqBrazilID4D Global Dataset
  • National identity systemsCARSão ToméMadagascarTimor-LesteBrazilIraqAngolaMozambiqueHaitiCongoID4D Global Dataset
  • Legal & regulatory frameworksMadagascarCARBrazilCongoEU / Schengen
  • Institutional architecture & governanceCARCongoBrazilID4D Global Dataset
  • Financing & financial sustainabilityTimor-LesteMadagascarCARCongoHaiti
  • Data protection & privacyBrazilCARHaiti
  • Data governance & sharingBrazilCARHaitiCongoMozambiqueMadagascar
  • Safeguards, oversight & redressCARHaitiMadagascar

Systems

Technical domains

  • Biometric systemsHaitiMadagascarBrazilID4D note on authentication & credentials
  • PKI, eSignature & trust servicesHaitiBrazilSenegalID4D note on PKI
  • Identity platforms & authenticationBrazilTimor-LesteHaitiID4D Global Dataset
  • Interoperability & system integrationAngolaMozambiqueHaitiCARMadagascar
  • Enrollment & identity lifecycleTimor-LesteMadagascarHaitiCAR
  • Physical & digital credentialsMadagascarBrazilCARIraqID4D Global DatasetID4D note on authentication & credentials
  • Digital public infrastructure (DPI)BrazilHaiti
  • Cybersecurity & resilienceHaiti
  • Mobile ID & digital walletsID4D note on authentication & credentials

Services

Sectors & use cases

  • Migration, borders & travel documentsIraqEU / Schengen
  • Civil service & payroll systemsHaitiCAR
  • eGovernment & digital public servicesBrazilHaiti
  • Adoption, inclusion & UXMozambiqueAngolaIraqEU / Schengen
  • Social protection & cash transfersBrazilCARMozambiqueHaiti
  • Financial services & KYC / AML-CFTHaiti
  • Elections & voter registrationHaiti

How it gets built

Program delivery

  • Program structuring & sequencingMadagascarCongoSão ToméBrazilHaitiCARAngola
  • Costing & financingTimor-LesteMadagascarCARCongo
  • Procurement strategy & bidding documentsMadagascarCongoHaitiCAR
  • Implementation management & oversightCongoSão ToméHaitiCARMadagascar

03 · Standards and frameworks applied

Principles & safeguards

  • Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development (ID4D)
  • Universal DPI Safeguards Framework (UN / UNDP)
  • UN Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System

Identity & security

  • ISO/IEC 24760 (identity management framework)
  • ISO/IEC 29115 (entity authentication assurance)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management)
  • ISO/IEC 29100 (privacy framework)

Documents & credentials

  • ICAO Doc 9303 (machine-readable travel documents)
  • ISO/IEC 7816 and 14443 (smart cards)
  • ISO/IEC 18013-5 and 23220 (mobile credentials)

Biometrics

  • ISO/IEC 19794 and 39794 (data interchange)
  • ISO/IEC 30107 (presentation attack detection)

Platforms & interoperability

  • MOSIP
  • OpenCRVS
  • X-Road
  • OpenID Connect
  • eIDAS (EU trust services)

Procurement

  • World Bank and IDB procurement frameworks

04 · How to engage

Contracting
As an individual consultant to development banks and UN agencies, or directly with governments. Larger mandates with specialist partners.
Engagement length
From a few weeks for a diagnostic to multi-year implementation support.
Where
Remote and in-country missions. Based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Languages
English · French · Portuguese · Spanish