Digital Identity

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Digital ID among Indonesia transformation priorities; UK develops Civil Service Reward Strategy: news in brief

Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Indonesia names digital ID among transformation priorities The government of Indonesia has embarked on a […]

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Australian government tables Digital ID Bill to expand service

The Australian federal government is a step closer to creating a national digital identity system after introducing fresh legislation to the country’s senate on 30 November. A key function of […]
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UK government responds to digital ID ‘misconceptions’ after public consultation

The UK government has published a myth-busing article over its plans to develop digital identify verification for online services after what it said were “several misconceptions” about the programme. The […]
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UK government officially shuts down beleaguered Verify ID service

The UK government’s controversial GOV.UK Verify platform has been closed down for good following an announcement that no public services were using it to support user logins. The platform, developed […]

US digital identity bill passes through to Senate

An interagency task force whose job would be to support “reliable, interoperable digital identity verification in the public and private sectors” could be established by the US federal government after […]

Finding your identity: how three governments are developing digital ID

Digital ID is an essential building block for rapid progress on transforming public services – but only a handful of governments have launched effective, popular systems. At the Global Government […]
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Digital ID: US government poised for national rollout, while Australia finds its ‘North Star’ to harmonise standards

The US federal government’s Login .gov digital identity service could be expanded nationally, according to the terms of a draft executive order, while the Australian government has set out plans […]
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UK government must create digital ID ‘super app’, says top financier

British citizens will one day store their financial data on a single ‘super app’ similar to the NHS health app rolled out by the UK government in 2018, the chair […]
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UK Cabinet Office seeks feedback on data sharing legislation to develop digital ID

The UK Cabinet Office has launched a public consultation on data sharing powers between departments that could aid government’s plan to make citizens’ online user verification easier using digital identity. […]
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Indian government to activate digital ID at birth

The Indian government is working to expand its ‘Aadhaar’ digital ID scheme by assigning unique identification numbers to citizens at the time their birth is registered. Sixteen states in India […]