Digital ID must be inclusive and work for all sections of society
Digital ID eco systems are being established across the globe with the aim of improving and simplifying life everyone, but they are still not fully inclusive according to the Open Identity Exchange, and sections of society will struggle to access the services they are entitled to.
The OIX Identity Trust Conference 2022, taking place on September 29th in London, will host a vital panel session on the topic of ‘inclusion’ to explore how it can be achieved.
Attendees to the conference will hear from industry experts on how and why digital ID solutions must be designed for inclusion from the very beginning, rather than as a principle that is considered at the end of the process.
Led by Dr Sarah Walton of Counterpoint Consulting, panellists will include Linsey Banks from the Department of Work and Pensions, Emma Lindley OBE from Women in Identity and Sian Williams from Toynbee Hall.
The panel session will also delve into:
- the latest actual use case analysis from OIX on the number of people who are ‘ID challenged’ in the UK that are applying for vital services.
- access to new government data for ID proofing that is being enabled as part of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
- how data alone will not be enough to allow the ID challenged to get a digital ID, why vouching will play a vital role and why OIX’s Digital Vouch with Photo proposal could be a game changer, bringing the process of vouching into the 21st
- and the need for ‘assisted digital’ to bring people into the ID ecosystem.
Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist at OIX, said: “For digital ID to be a success everywhere and for everyone involved, it must be inclusive. Anyone who wants to obtain a digital ID must be able to do so easily. As it stands, we have found that six million people in the UK alone have no passport, driving licence or a sufficient financial data footprint. They are the ID challenged and will struggle to get a digital ID unless more ways to obtain one are made available. The ‘inclusion’ panel at the Identity Trust Conference 2022 will provide a clear view on what need to happen right now.”
Sponsored by VISA, Sopra Steria, Digidentity and OneSpan, and in media partnership with Biometric Update, this year’s conference will take place on Thursday 29th September 2022 at the QEll Centre in London, UK. The cost to attend the conference is £99 plus VAT. You can register HERE.
