Seychelles, which successfully implemented a digital identity platform SeyID, in 2022, will be adding new features to its platform in the coming months.
The project was implemented by a company called WISeKey for the government of Seychelles.
Background
WISeKey, a Geneva-based cybersecurity, and digital ID firm was awarded the project and launched in 2022 as part of efforts to facilitate and streamline the country’s digital government, digital tourism, and digital health programs.
Digging Deeper
The SeyID project is based on the WISeID platform, which enables easy authentication for access to web and mobile applications.
The WISeKey’s WISeID platform facilitates authentication for access to services using the SeyID mobile application in a passwordless manner.
About the SeyID Platform
The SeyID platform integrates a digital wallet which gives users the possibility to securely store their National ID and digital driver’s license (mDL), eliminating the need to carry the physical documents.
Apart from its digital signature feature, it can also generate a digital version of the ID card, featuring a QR Code for secure third-party verification for various purposes including bank account opening.
What Happens Next
An upgrade is expected to the SeyID platform in the first quarter of 2024 which would feature the integration of a “document wallet” which will make it possible for the government to send digital documents to citizens in a move that will curb paper document transactions in the country.
Source: Biometric Update
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