Moldova Mobile ID Case Study
The Republic of Moldova was among the first countries in the world to implement Mobile eID, whichhas been implemented through the innovative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. In recognitionof Moldova embracing mobile technologies as an opport...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/279851545919735993/Moldova-Mobile-ID-Case-Study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31212 |
| Summary: | The Republic of Moldova was among the
first countries in the world to implement Mobile eID,
whichhas been implemented through the innovative
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. In recognitionof
Moldova embracing mobile technologies as an opportunity to
tap the potential of mobile phones toimprove government
initiatives, the government of Moldova was awarded the Best
mGovernment Awardby the GSMA during the 2013 Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona. The concept of Mobile eID, also known
as mobile signature, works as an ID in the virtual world,
allowing users to authenticate themselves in cyberspace,
with the aim to prove their identity with the help of a cell
phone or electronically sign a legally-binding transaction
or document. For the regular users, the advantage of mobile
eID lies in its simplicity, since no separate card reader or
drivers areneeded, as the phone itself already performs
these functions. Implementation of Mobile eID in Moldova was
part of a larger digital transformation initiative supported
by a 20 million US Dollars World Bank–funded loan as part of
Governance eTransformation Project (GeT), and assuch, it
benefited from increased political support. Moreover, the
approval by the government of Moldova of the strategic
e-Transformation program further paved the way for eID
implementation, by expressly stating that mobile electronic
identity is "a means to ensure data integrity and
security in eservice delivery and financial transactions." |
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