National Civil Registration Authority of Sierra Leone has partnered with the Modular Open-Source Identity Platform, or MOSIP, an open-source foundational identity platform developed by the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru, to create a digital ID pilot project akin to India’s Aadhar.
India’s remarkable digital journey, which started with the development of Aadhar, a singular digital identity that is recognised throughout the nation, and continued with the emergence of India Stack, a larger collection of open APIs, has sparked a global digital revolution. “We are collaborating with eleven nations, and 80 million people worldwide have MOSIP identities, and we are working with eleven countries,” said Krishnan Rajagopalan, Head of Country Implementations, MOSIP.
As many as six nations, including Sri Lanka, Morocco, the Philippines, Guinea, Ethiopia, and the Togolese Republic, are already using the platform. Apart from these countries, Tunisia, Samoa, Uganda, and Nigeria have also expressed their willingness to adopt the Indian model.
A successful example of India Stack is that Indians completed over 8 billion UPI transactions to the tune of over 237 billion USD in January alone this year, according to NPCI.
Even the most developed of countries struggled to deliver essential food and medical supplies to their citizens during those days. Witnessing India’s success, many countries have not only applauded ‘India Stack’ but have also expressed interest in acquiring the system themselves.
