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Op-ed by Mari Pangestu: Harnessing the power of digital ID

The World Bank is working through several projects to raise awareness among rural women on the importance of having ID card.

Women’s access to identification cards can accelerate development in Afghanistan

Cash Transfer Photo by Dominic Chavez WB

Inclusive and trusted digital ID can unlock opportunities for the world’s most vulnerable

ID4D_Empowerment Begins With Identity photo by Daniel Silva Yoshisato

Empowerment begins with identity

A woman inserting a new SIM card into a mobile phone in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Photo © Nyani Quarmyne/International Finance Corporation

New practitioner’s guide to help countries in their digital identification journey

Refugees line up at the UNHCR registration center in Tripoli, Lebanon © Mohamed Azakir / World Bank

Refugee women face complex barriers to proving identity

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ID systems and the public purse: What do they cost, and what do they save?

Women with ID card. Photo: Daniel Silva Yashisato

Calling all innovators! Help achieve ‘Good ID’ for the world’s invisible billion

Suguna, one of the many women who has benefited from Aadhaar– her digital identity. © Bernat Parera

Giving people control over their data can transform development

Peruvians with ID cards

Identification as a centerpiece for development: What can other countries learn from Peru?

Identification for Development: Its Potential for Empowering Women and Girls

Identification for development: Its potential for empowering women and girls

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Empowering refugees and internally displaced persons through digital identity

Photo: Daniel Silva

The global identification challenge: Who are the 1 billion people without proof of identity?

Demystifying technologies for digital identification

Demystifying technologies for digital identification

Ten Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development

Ten Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development

#EveryID has a Story: The Gift of Hearing by way of an ID card: Pierina’s Story

#EveryID has a Story: The gift of hearing by way of an ID card: Pierina’s story

Public-private cooperation to build digital identity systems

Public-private cooperation to build digital identity systems

Peru. Photo: Daniel Silva

Counting the uncounted: 1.1 billion people without proof of legal ID

Oromia region, Ethiopia. Photo: Binyam Teshome / World Bank

Making everyone count: How identification could transform the lives of millions of Africans

Opening Doors: How National IDs Empower Women Cross Border Traders in East Africa

Opening Doors: How national IDs empower women cross border traders in East Africa

Underage with an ID to prove it

Underage with an ID to prove it

Making the invisible billion more visible: the power of digital identification

Making the invisible billion more visible: the power of digital identification