INDIA EXAMPLE :
In 2008, the Indian government established the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), giving it the mandate to provide a unique ID, called Aadhaar, to each of India’s 1.2 billion residents. Aadhaar is easily the world’s most ambitious digital identity programme, and by most measures it has been a huge success. Current estimates are that Aadhaar has now reached 1.12 billion enrolments (roughly 94 per cent of the population), the Indian government is ramping up the use of Aadhaar for the delivery of subsidies and other social welfare benefits, and there is also evidence that Aadhaar is playing a key role in India’s migration to a cashless economy.
From its inception, Aadhaar – a Sanskrit word that means ‘foundation’, or ‘base’ – was designed to reach even the most excluded residents and those least likely to possess an official identity: women, migrants, children and those living in hard-to-reach areas. Underpinning this ambition was the Indian government’s recognition that proof of identity is a key driver of socio-economic development, enabling individuals to access vital services such as healthcare, education, mobile and financial products, and a myriad of government subsidies.
Hope,
Source: GSMA’s case study on Aadhaar: a digital identity programme that is inclusive by design. Tuesday 25 April, 2017
2 comments
This article and its other part(s) which will follow, should be placed first in the Algerian Algeria section, and must always remain among the featured articles, because it is not simply an article which might be read and forgotten; not at all, it’s a project, it already exists and it works brilliantly in other countries … so it’s vital for our Algeria.
I forgot the most important …
Many thanks my friend for all the efforts you have made to give us this platform, Jazairhope, where we can, all together, through our contributions, as simple as they are, promote this hope which is fatally lacking in our Algeria …
THANK YOU