Tariq Malik | Technical Advisor, Digital ID & DPI
World Bank

Tariq Malik, currently advising Chief Digital Office of UNDP, and World Bank (Identification for Development #ID4D Program) is the former CHAIRMAN of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Pakistan where implemented digital transformation plan by rolling out 45 digital public goods and services in two years. Prior to joining NADRA, he was advising member states of UN on Digital Governance as Chief Technical Advisor of UNDP. He served as a Senior Technical Consultant at World Bank earlier as well. He was a member of the core team who helped to initiate the worldwide ‘ID for Development’ (#ID4D) Program as well as authored the framework of international standards for digital identity. Tariq is among the ten core members of technical experts’ group (TEG) of World Bank supporting client countries with ID planning and implementation. His name was included in the World's 100 Most Influential People in 'Digital Government' by a European think tank known as Apolitical. He was also named among Top 100 Digital Influencers in the 'Digital Community' by One World Identity (OWI)- a New York based independent identity research and strategy think tank focused on cyber security, digital commerce and risk management. Before joining World Bank Malik helped governments to optimize use of Big Data and advanced data analytics from the platform of Teradata Corporation, USA.   As, Chief Technical Advisor, UNDP, Malik spearhead a team of development partners, 4500 Registration Officers and achieved universal registration of adult citizens -SDG 16 target 9 for Malawi within 180 days. Before that, he pioneered some key innovative digital governance interventions for Pakistan as Chairman, National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA). He spearheaded one of the world’s largest multi-biometric system roll-out resulting in registration of more than 121 million citizens along their associated biometric attributes. Using digital ID, and innovative technologies he developed social protection programs to empower women, protect internally displaced persons, combat tax evasion and corruption, strengthen democracy and reduce poverty in Pakistan. Tariq led similar projects in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Bangladesh, and Malawi. He helped various institutions of UN (UNHCR, ICAO, UNDP) and World Bank to accomplish goals with transparency. Prior to that he served as Deputy CIO in Wayne County, State of Michigan, where he led design, development, and implementation of an online Property Tax System.   Throughout his over 20-year career, Tariq has helped governments improve service delivery using innovative technologies. Result-based achievements earned him various national and international awards. The State of Pakistan conferred the highest award in Technology (Sitara-i-Imtiaz) – the ‘Star of Excellence’ – to Tariq in 2013 for using technology to improve governance. Tariq won Teradata’s 2012 National ‘CIO of the Year’ award and, prior to that, he was recognized at the 2009 ID World International Congress in Italy as the recipient of the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ for his work as an international biometrics’ leader. Tariq holds Masters’ Degrees in both International Management (Heidelberg, Germany) and Computer Science. His Bachelor’s Degree is in Mathematics & Statistics. He had been trained in JFK School of Government, Harvard University and Stanford University, USA as well, where he received executive education.