ID2020
| Formation | June 27, 2014 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York City |
Executive director | Clive Smith |
| Website | https://id2020.org/ |
ID2020 is an American
History
ID2020 was founded by John Edge on June 27, 2014, after being inspired by a screening of Meena.[3]
On August 10, 2015, Dr. Alicia Carmona published a blog post on LinkedIn seeking input from her colleagues with examples where "identification/identity is at the core of a community problem."[4] She noted that a new non-profit organization called Identification 2020 was soon to be formally launched.[5]
On May 20, 2016, at the
The 2018 summit was held in September 2018, and focused on defining what constitutes a "good" digital ID. Sponsors for the event included the
In 2019, ID2020 started a new digital identity program in collaboration with the government of Bangladesh and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.[11]
Mission
ID2020 is a public-private consortium in service of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of providing legal identity for all people, including the world's most vulnerable populations.[12]
ID2020 has published a ten-point mission statement, which includes: "We believe that individuals must have control over their own digital identities, including how personal data is collected, used, and shared."[13]
Participants
Organizations currently or formerly participating in the ID2020 initiative include:[12][14][15][16][17][18]
- 500 Startups
- Accenture
- Acumen Fund
- Apne Aap
- Avanade
- Barclays
- BlackRock
- Blockstack
- Bloomberg L.P.
- Bloq
- BNY Mellon
- Brigham Young University
- Capgemini Consulting
- Care International
- City of Austin, Texas
- Cisco Systems
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- Cornell University
- Deloitte
- Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
- Digital Asset Holdings
- Ernst & Young
- FHI 360
- Forbes
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Global Fund for Women
- Government of Estonia
- Grameen Foundation
- Hyperledger
- IBM
- IDEO
- Infosys
- JPMorgan Chase
- Kaiser Permanente
- Kaye Scholer
- Kiva
- LexisNexis
- Mastercard
- Mercy Corps
- Microsoft
- MIT Media Lab
- Nasdaq
- National Cybersecurity Center
- Okta
- Omidyar Network
- Open Identity Exchange
- Plan International USA
- Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Simprints
- United Nations International Computing Centre
- University of California, Berkeley
COVID-19 conspiracy theory
References
- ^ "ID2020 appoints ED to unite ecosystem around user-controlled digital ID". 14 July 2022.
- ^ "ID2020 announces Clive Smith as new executive director" (PDF).
- ^ Jordan, Gina (2016-05-09). "Projects aim for legal identity for everyone". SecureIDNews. Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Carmona, Alicia (2015-08-10). "Digital identity for all? Seeking your feedback". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Carmona, Alicia (2015-08-19). "Digital identity for all?". ID2020. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ Starritt, Alex (24 November 2016). "How Sixty Million Refugees Can Prove Who They Are". Huffington Post. Apolitical. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) on ID 2020: Harnessing the Power of Digital Legal Identities for Global Good - Press Conference | UN Web TV". United Nations. 2016-05-20. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Fighting for a Secure Digital Identity for All -- Redmondmag.com". Redmondmag. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "ID2020 holds Inaugural Summit at the United Nations". ID2020. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- United Nations Refugee Agency. 2018-09-06. Archivedfrom the original on 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ ID2020 and partners launch program to provide digital ID with vaccines Biometric Update, Chris Burt, September 20, 2019
- ^ a b Accenture, Microsoft team up on blockchain-based digital ID network Anna Irrera, Reuters, June 19, 2017
- ^ "Manifesto". Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ "ID2020: Digital Identity with Blockchain | Accenture". www.accenture.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Alliance". ID2020. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Alliance". ID2020. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alliance". ID2020. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "ID2020 holds Inaugural Summit at the United Nations". ID2020. 2016-05-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ False claim: Bill Gates planning to use microchip implants to fight coronavirus Reuters, March 31, 2020
- New York Times, April 17, 2020
- ^ Bill Gates is the top target for coronavirus conspiracy theories Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, April 17, 2020
- ^ Trumpists Believe Bill Gates Is Using Coronavirus to Implant Brain Chips The Daily Beast, Will Sommer, April 16, 2020
- ^ Conspiracy Theory Misinterprets Goals of Gates Foundation FactCheck.org April 2020
- ^ Parker, Ben (15 April 2020). "How a tech NGO got sucked into a COVID-19 conspiracy theory". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.