{"id":1380,"date":"2018-10-11T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2018-11-01T13:27:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T13:27:42","slug":"good-digital-identity-a-new-chapter-in-the-social-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/good-digital-identity-a-new-chapter-in-the-social-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGood Digital Identity\u201d a New Chapter in the Social Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a9 2018 World Economic Forum<\/p><\/div>\n

Every year heads of States come to New York City for the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). The presence of so many leaders is the backdrop for many side events. Hence, the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened on 26 September its network of specialists from public and private sectors for an Impact Summit<\/a>. A high level panel – which included UNHCR\u2019s Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Kelly Clements – discussed on what WEF has labelled good digital identity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the summit, WEF had published \u201cThe Platform for Good Digital Identity\u201d focusing on six key areas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Moving the emphasis beyond identity for all, to identities that deliver user value<\/u><\/li>\n
  2. Creating metrics\u00a0<\/u>and accountability for good identity<\/li>\n
  3. Building new governance\u00a0<\/u>models for digital identity ecosystems<\/li>\n
  4. Promoting stewardship\u00a0<\/u>of good identity<\/li>\n
  5. Encouraging partnerships\u00a0<\/em><\/u>around best practices and interoperability where appropriate<\/li>\n
  6. Innovating\u00a0<\/u>with technologies and models and building a library of successful pilots<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    UNHCR is contributing to the platform with the objective to secure access to legal identity for asylum seekers, refugees, other forcibly displaced persons, as well as stateless populations and those at risk of statelessness.<\/p>\n

    Kelly Clements explained: \u201cRefugees and asylum seekers have the same rights as citizens to the protection of their data. Safe, secure and reliable platforms will enable individuals to exercise basic rights and access education and health services but also promote socio-economic inclusion\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Together with the new platform WEF issued a new report on Identity in a Digital World: A new chapter in the social contract<\/a> by a diverse group of experts, policy-makers, business executives, practitioners, rights advocates, humanitarian organizations and civil society reflecting the collective insights and exploring ideas on how to manage identity-related data that empowers rather than excludes or curtails freedoms. It outlines what we\u2019ve learnt to date on what user-centricity means and how to uphold it in practice. One could call the report the first stage in collective learning and the creation of shared goals and paths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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