Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 2 (Digital Identity)

Events:

Global Virtual Summit on Digital Identity for Refugees: Envisioning a Digital Identity Ecosystem in Support of the Global Compact on Refugees [info]
- Three virtual events based on specific themes will take place on 21 May, 24 May & 29 May 2019. Follow link to sign-up for participation in the virtual events. A final in-person conference will be held in Canada on 12-13 June 2019.

The official presentations have not yet been announced; however, this submission from the University of South Wales has been posted online.

Publications:

*Blockchain Technology: The Answer to Securing Legal Identity? (ENS Blog, April 2019) [text]

Digital Identity in the Migration & Refugee Context: Italy Case Study (Data & Society Research Institute, April 2019) [text via APO]

Displaced & Disconnected (UNHCR & GSM Association, April 2019) [access]
- "This report focuses on a relatively under-explored, but nonetheless significant barrier to access among refugees and other displaced persons: legal and regulatory requirements mandating that an individual’s ID is authenticated before accessing a mobile connection, bank account or mobile money wallet." Follow link for main report in English, Arabic and Spanish, and 20 country reports.

"How We Can Use Technology to Help Refugees Establish a Verifiable Identity," Forbes, 3 Dec. 2018 [text]

*Legal Identity as a Barrier to Digital Connectivity for Refugees, Policy brief for the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva, 8-12 April 2019 [text]

Mission Billion: Transforming Countries and Empowering People through Digital Identity, Washington, DC, 12 April 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video.

Recognising Urban Refugees in Jordan: Opportunities for Mobile-enabled Identity Solutions (GSMA Mobile for Development, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1 (7 May 2019)


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