Source-linked briefing Opinion

Opinion: Why Digitising National Identity Can Deepen Inequality

Opinion: Why Digitising National Identity Can Deepen Inequality

The piece argues that digital ID rollouts can widen service gaps, with affluent users enjoying streamlined access while poorer communities face outages and long queues. Using South African examples, it calls for more equitable design and implementation of identity systems.

Original headline

Digitising national identity is not the solution you think it is