{"id":3854,"date":"2020-11-02T00:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T00:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2020-11-06T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T22:05:57","slug":"digitizing-algeria-in-less-than-a-year-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/digitizing-algeria-in-less-than-a-year-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitizing Algeria in less than a year, part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
INDIA EXAMPLE :\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 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\u2019s 1.2 billion residents. Aadhaar is easily the world\u2019s 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\u2019s migration to a cashless economy.<\/p>\n From its inception, Aadhaar \u2013 a Sanskrit word that means \u2018foundation\u2019, or \u2018base\u2019 \u2013 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Hope,<\/p>\n Source: GSMA\u2019s case study on Aadhaar: a digital identity programme that is inclusive by design. Tuesday 25 April, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n