National Digital Identity
National digital identity built around public services
Start with one service, the authority that issues its credentials and the citizens who need to use them.
01Citizen credential
Example flow
Public service checks eligibility
A service decision
Institutions retain control of their systems
The job
- A national ID programme is asked to be universal, private and auditable at once.
- Centralising citizen records creates the single target every review warns about.
- A vendor that holds the keys holds the programme.
How it works.
- 01
Define issuing authority
Keep responsibility for the source record and issuance with the designated public institution.
- 02
Design the holder experience
Plan credential access, recovery and assisted service for citizens.
- 03
Specify the verifier
Define the claims a service needs and how it checks validity.
- 04
Evaluate a pilot
Agree on acceptance evidence, operating responsibilities and a path to wider use.