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Enable inclusive, citizen-centric TRUST in digital economies

Citizens are the core of socio-economic development. Digital Transformations being inevitable, Governments are working full time to ensure participations of citizens in such transformations. Central to success of such transformations are Participation of Citizens and their TRUST in such programmes. This is where our new Vision drives what we do and our goal of “empowering citizens”. So, how does this translate into our vision? Enable: is when someone or something helps or supports in achieving the end goal/objectives. Inclusive: is when there is no individual left out and participation of...

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State of identity

The ability to prove one’s identity is increasingly recognized as the basis for participation in social, political, economic, and cultural life. Yet at least a billion people in developing countries lack any form of officially recognized ID. World over more than 1.5 billion people lack any form of officially recognized identification, either paper or electronic-based. This identity gap is a serious obstacle for participation in political, economic, and social life—without a secure way to assert and verify a person’s identity, it becomes very difficult for a person to open bank...

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Evolution of legal identity

Legal identity is a document which declares to any party one is interacting with who you are. Over the past decade, many countries have mandated the possession of a government-issued identity; as it has been recognised that the ability to prove one’s identity has become an important factor for participation in social, political, economic, and cultural life. The inception of identity cards The contemporary era of ID cards started during World War II. The United Kingdom lawmakers passed the National Registry Act in 1938, which made the possession of identity...

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Digital Trust vs. Digital Security

Trust vs Security in the digital world In this blog I have decided to highlight some differences between digital trust and digital security. Before we go into that lets look at the definitions of both these terms. According to Gartner “Digital trust underpins every digital interaction by measuring and quantifying the expectation that an entity is who or what it claims to be and that it will behave in an expected manner”. According to Gemalto “Digital security is an all-encompassing term which includes the tools you can use to secure...

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Digital Trust Decoded : Why

Over the past decade the usage of technology has grown by leaps and bounds. There are more mobile connections than people on the planet, and more people have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet. “The world is becoming digital”. Every business no matter how small or big has to have some form of digital aid in order to function and grow. Governments world over are adopting digitalization in order to provide better services and promote the concept of inclusion. In today’s date and age digitization is no...

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Digital Trust Decoded: What

Digital trust is a relatively newer concept which has been gaining importance over the past decade. But there has been a lack of clarity when it comes to “what it exactly means”. The phrase is made up of two words “Digital” and “Trust”. The textbook definition of “Digital” is a electronic technology that generates, stores, and processes data in terms of 0’s and 1’s. But generally the word digital is used as synonym for smart technology i.e. computer, internet etc. For example- digitalization, digital marketing, digital media so on. In...

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