Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
Inclusive and trusted identification (ID) systems are crucial tools for achieving sustainabledevelopment, including the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and ofboosting shared prosperity and greater equity in the developing wo...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508291571358375350/Digital-ID-and-the-Data-Protection-Challenge-Practitioners-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32629 |
| Summary: | Inclusive and trusted identification
(ID) systems are crucial tools for achieving
sustainabledevelopment, including the World Bank Group’s
twin goals of ending extreme poverty and ofboosting shared
prosperity and greater equity in the developing world.3
Indeed, the essential rolethat identification plays in
development is explicitly recognized in Sustainable
Development Goal(SDG) Target 16.9, to “provide legal
identity for all, including birth registration” by
2030.Traditionally, proof of identity has been provided
through physical documents, such as birthcertificates,
passports, or ID cards. As the world becomes increasingly
digitized, the nextgeneration of ID systems use new
technologies to provide digital proof of legal identityfor
in-person and remote transactions. These digital ID systems
can help achieve multipledevelopment goals, but also create
challenges for digital privacy and data protection. This
notedescribes these risks and then presents concrete steps
to mitigate them while harnessing the fullpotential of
digital ID for development. |
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