Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note

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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Main Authors: Clark, Julia, Daly, Conrad
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
ID4D
DIGITAL ID
DATA PROTECTION
DATA PRIVACY
IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508291571358375350/Digital-ID-and-the-Data-Protection-Challenge-Practitioners-Note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32629
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spelling okr-10986-326292021-05-25T10:54:36Z Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note Clark, Julia Daly, Conrad ID4D DIGITAL ID DATA PROTECTION DATA PRIVACY IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT 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. 2019-10-25T19:25:22Z 2019-10-25T19:25:22Z 2019-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508291571358375350/Digital-ID-and-the-Data-Protection-Challenge-Practitioners-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32629 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic ID4D
DIGITAL ID
DATA PROTECTION
DATA PRIVACY
IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ID4D
DIGITAL ID
DATA PROTECTION
DATA PRIVACY
IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Clark, Julia
Daly, Conrad
Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
description 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.
format Brief
author Clark, Julia
Daly, Conrad
author_facet Clark, Julia
Daly, Conrad
author_sort Clark, Julia
title Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
title_short Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
title_full Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
title_fullStr Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
title_full_unstemmed Digital ID and the Data Protection Challenge : Practitioner's Note
title_sort digital id and the data protection challenge : practitioner's note
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508291571358375350/Digital-ID-and-the-Data-Protection-Challenge-Practitioners-Note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32629
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