The automation of the civil registry in the DR may take another two years. Datocentro has been contracted to digitalize the registrations of Dominicans that are contained in hundreds of books in 155 civil registry offices (Oficinas de Estado Civil) located throughout the country. Maria Dolores Sención de Yaryura, in charge of the Dirección Nacional is optimistic that in two years time, a computerized national archive with personal data may evolve. The archive will have data on births, marriages, divorces and deaths.
