G20 Digital Identity Onboarding
A unique, legal identity is necessary to allow all individuals to participate fully in society and the economy. The ability to prove one’s identity underlies the ability to access basic services and entitlements from healthcare through to pensions...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/362991536649062411/G20-Digital-Identity-Onboarding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30484 |
| Summary: | A unique, legal identity is necessary to
allow all individuals to participate fully in society and
the economy. The ability to prove one’s identity underlies
the ability to access basic services and entitlements from
healthcare through to pensions and agriculture subsidies.
This is especially true for marginalized segments of society
such as women, poor rural farmers, refugees and also extends
to MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises). The
importance of legal identity has been acknowledged by the
international community through agreement of target 16.9 of
the Sustainable Development Goals, which calls for all UN
member States to “provide legal identity for all, including
birth registration” by 2030. |
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