“The model we’re looking at increasingly is the concept of digital credentials, which mirrors how things work today,” Singh explained.ĭigital credentials are the electronic equivalent of physical documents. The country has three territories and 10 provinces that issue different documents that serve as ID documents – a different way of doing things to some other nations’ central government-led approaches.īut Canada’s public consultation on a digital ID framework for federal public services on the way indicates change is on the way. Singh began by explaining that Canada is working towards agreeing a national approach, saying that “there’s really no appetite” for digital ID “as it is traditionally known”. RELATED ARTICLE ‘Eight countries set out principles for the future of digital ID’ – a news story (28 February 2022) on a report from the Digital Government Exchange (DGX) Digital Identity Working Group (the countries are Australia, Canada, Finland, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Netherlands and UK) Canada looks to ‘digital credentials’ The webinar, organised in partnership with sister title Global Government Forum, featured: Pirthipal Singh, executive director for digital ID in the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Kendrick Lee, director of the national digital ID programme at Singapore’s GovTech and – providing a perspective focused on the developing world – Keyzom Ngodup Massally, head of digital programmes in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s chief digital office.ĭigital IDs’ use in areas including facilitating government social payments and tackling anti-money laundering (AML), as well as the importance of international collaboration, were among many topics considered. To explore this increasingly important policy nexus Global Government Fintech convened an international panel to ask ‘Government fintech adoption: what role for digital ID?’ on 6 September 2022. Singapore is among the world’s pioneers in terms of government-led digital ID provision, with a well-established ‘Singpass’ scheme managed by the Government Technology Agency (GovTech).
In Canada the government on the cusp of launching a public consultation on a digital ID framework for federal public services. Governments are moving at different speeds and considering different approaches. Ian Hall reports on a webinar that explored how digital identity initiatives can underpin – and bring momentum to – the journeyĪs society and public authorities’ operations become more digital, and fintech solutions gain prominence and popularity, digital identity (ID) programmes are taking on growing importance. Governments are keen to spur innovation in fintech, both in terms of encouraging private sector investment and themselves adopting fintech solutions to improve public policy delivery. Panel (clockwise from top left): Kendrick Lee, Siobhan Benita (moderator), Keyzom Ngodup Massally and Pirthipal Singh
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