Identification Systems Adoption in Africa; The Case of Ghana

A number of Identity Management Systems (IdMS) have been implemented in many countries as an attempt to curtail incidences of crime and abuse of privacy, and to give citizens easy and seamless access to services. Despite the numerous perceived benefits, a number of challenges continue to hinder successful implementations and adoption in Africa. Using concepts of technology adoption and fit-viability theory, this paper examines the critical factors affecting (IdMS) adoption. In this paper, a conceptual framework for IdMS implementation and successful adoption is developed and validated with findings from a survey conducted in Ghana. The conceptual framework would offer policy makers the opportunity to determine the critical factors to be considered in (IdMS) implementations.