Alan Gelb
27 posts
Alan Gelb
@AlanHGelb
Senior Fellow @cgdev Economic development, Biometrics, Africa, Resource-rich countries, Views are my own not those of CGD.
Katılım Kasım 2012
15 Takip Edilen608 Takipçiler
UID offers a choice on how to authenticate. The service provider can decide. #biometricchat
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Agree, unattended authentication risky. Need is to have a good ID base to let applications use whatever -- PINs etc. #biometricchat
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Another problem is when multiple providers are offering social or humanitarian assistance. No idea of coverage #biometricchat
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@SecurLinx not specifically tecahers often big problems in public payroll, pensions. #biometricchat
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European countries have 200+ years of ID development. It depends on where you start from. #biometricchat
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Need to include higher levels of management first, so teachers feel is less punitive #biometricchat
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But there are big attendance problems in some countries tecaher absenteeist over a third #biometricchat
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Its a decentralized application and if introduced wrong it can erode trust 1/2 #biometricchat
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And South Africa has developed its own technology - Net-1. They operate quite widely now. #biometricchat
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A5 BUT careful planning and safeguards are required to reap benefits and avoid risks. It cannot solve all problems 2/2 #biometricchat
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A5 The technology can now identify and authenticate individuals uniquely in large populations. Use it! 1/2 #biometricchat
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Steve, South Africa has used biometric ID to deliver pensions and social grants since about 1994 and it continues to do so #biometricchat
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Steve, some rich countries do have strong ID systems. The problem in poor countries is that many have no functional ID #biometricchat
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In this case we are going to see a transfer of India's system learning! They are ahead! #biometricchat
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many programs that have been used to provide services, before UID including health insurance in India RSBY #biometricchat
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Maybe not for vaccination but for maternal and child health where tracking essential #biometricchat
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