Overview Problem Rollout Partnership
DRIS / Public Sector — 01
For sub-sovereign governments · Built for AfCFTA

Digital public infrastructure for African records, identity, and assets.

DRIS gives states, counties, ministries, and investment promotion agencies a secure, blockchain-anchored system for issuing, verifying, and protecting public records — land titles, business registries, archives, concessions, and credentials.

§ 02 — The hidden cost of paper records Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa's public records are fragmented, fragile, and impossible to verify across borders.

A land deed in one county cannot be quickly verified in another. A diploma issued in Lagos takes weeks to confirm in Accra. A business registry in one state is invisible to investors in the next. Every transaction — land, trade, finance, identity — is slowed and weakened by records no one can independently trust.

The cost is invisible but enormous. Investors hesitate. Disputes drag for years. Land ownership is contested, archives crumble, and AfCFTA's promise of free trade is throttled by document friction at every border.

90%
of land in sub-Saharan Africa is undocumented or held without formal title. World Bank · Land Governance Assessment
$25B+
estimated annual losses across African economies from document fraud and disputed records. UNECA Report on Illicit Financial Flows
6–18mo
average time to verify cross-border business registrations and credentials within AfCFTA. African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
§ 03 — What DRIS Enables

One platform. Every public record. Verifiable forever.

// 01

Land & property registries

Anchor every deed, title, and ownership transfer on-chain. Eliminate disputed claims, double-titling, and clerical fraud — the most common source of land-related litigation in Africa.

Cadastres Title deeds Ownership transfers
// 02

Business & investor records

Make business registries, licenses, and corporate filings instantly verifiable to investors, banks, and partners across borders. Faster due diligence, fewer KYC delays.

Business registry Permits Tax certificates
// 03

Concessions & public assets

Mining permits, agricultural concessions, port leases, and PPP contracts — anchored, traceable, and visible to investors. A clean public record of every asset and obligation.

Mining Agriculture Infrastructure
// 04

Archives & historical documents

Digitize national archives, government correspondence, and historical records. Preserve forever against fire, flood, and decay — accessible to citizens, researchers, and the diaspora.

National archives Public records Historical
// 05

Education & professional credentials

Diplomas, transcripts, and licenses issued by universities, ministries, and professional bodies. Verifiable in seconds — by employers, foreign embassies, and licensing authorities.

Diplomas Licenses Certifications
// 06

Trade & AfCFTA documentation

Certificates of origin, customs documentation, sanitary and phytosanitary certificates. The trust layer for African free trade — verifiable instantly across all 54 member states.

Customs Origin certificates Cross-border
The AfCFTA Connection

A continent-wide trust layer for African trade.

AfCFTA promises the largest free trade area in the world by participating countries. But trade depends on trust — and trust depends on documents. Today, every customs check, business verification, and cross-border due diligence still relies on paper, fax, and phone calls.

DRIS provides the verification layer that makes AfCFTA actually workable. A Nigerian investor can verify a Ghanaian land title in seconds. A Kenyan customs officer can confirm an Ivorian certificate of origin instantly. A South African bank can validate a Senegalese business registration without leaving its desk.

One trust infrastructure. 54 member states. Every public record verifiable across borders.

// Trust network
54 states · live
Lagos Addis Kinshasa Cape Town Maputo Trust mesh
§ 05 — Phased Rollout

From pilot to nationwide deployment — with no upfront cost.

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Phase 01 — Pilot
Proof of concept

1–2 record volumes selected with the partner agency. DRIS pre-finances setup, software, and training. Zero cost to the institution.

3–4 months · post-MOU
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Phase 02 — Digitization
Full archive migration

Bulk digitization of historical records with on-site staff training. Existing records anchored to chain alongside new issuances.

6–12 months
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Phase 03 — Public access
Citizen verification

Public verification portal goes live. Citizens, businesses, and diaspora can search, request, and verify documents online.

2–3 months · concurrent
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Phase 04 — USSD layer
Universal access

USSD short-code service launched for low-end phones and rural users. No smartphone, no internet, no problem — verification via simple dial codes.

2–3 months
§ 06 — Outcomes

Measurable returns for governments and their citizens.

3× revenue
For records institutions
DRIS Credits create a sustainable, transparent revenue stream from document services — with no leakage and full auditability.
200+ jobs
Created per pilot
Local digitization, scanning, training, and support roles — directly creating youth employment in partner jurisdictions.
100% tamper-proof
Anti-corruption ready
Every record action — issuance, edit, transfer — is logged immutably. Investigators and auditors get a clean, complete trail.
54 states
AfCFTA-ready by design
Records issued on DRIS in one country are verifiable across all participating AfCFTA states — no integration required.
< 1s
Verification time
From weeks of paper-based verification to under one second. Investors, employers, and partners get instant answers.
records
Preserved forever
No fire, flood, or decay can erase records anchored on DRIS. Sovereign archives become permanent and globally accessible.
Partnership Inquiry

Build the trust layer for your jurisdiction.

DRIS works with state governments, county administrations, ministries, investment promotion agencies, and development finance institutions. Pilot programs start with no upfront cost.

Sub-sovereign partnerships: partnerships@dris.cc   ·   DFIs & multilaterals: dfi@dris.cc