South Korea has completed providing digital ID cards (called i-PIN (Internet Personal Identification Number) for its 52 million citizens. The electronic cards have been distributed by the country’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety which marks the country’s key milestone in its digital transformation efforts.
The move comes with the government’s efforts to shift public services digitally. And this is helped by high-speed internet penetration and access to smartphones.
The digital ID card lets citizens store their details on smartphones and access them easily when necessary. The card allows users to create their mobile resident registration card which they can use for various public services. The government has integrated digital IDs with 15 banks enabling citizens to open their bank accounts and apply for loans online on their mobile phones.
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Digital ID cards for citizens is part of a broader plan for South Korea
Earlier, South Korea implemented digital residence cards for international students. Now, the government is extending digital efforts to all the people living in the country. The effort is part of the plan to render identity details online.
More emphatically, 91% of South Korean citizens have access to digital banking services. It’s said that access to digital banking encouraged the government to modernize its citizens’ ID credentials.
Digital ID helps citizens access various government and private services more easily while staying secure with the country’s sophisticated framework for digital identity verification.
The digital ID card can prove helpful for citizens to access public services more easily while it also helps keep official details electronically and use them on the go.
Would you want a digital ID card in Nepal?
Nepal also has a National ID Card which carries details on a chip. However, it’s not exactly digital in terms of keeping details online for user access. But as we get more digital, we expect the government to make similar efforts in Nepal.
Would you like for a unique PIN to be your electronic identity? What do you think of a digital ID card? Do share your opinion in the comments below.