New Delhi, June 26 -- As governments digitize services, banks go virtual, and AI-powered impersonation surges, establishing 'who you are' through a reliable, globally accepted digital ID is becoming critical.

Yet, according to the World Bank, more than 10% of the world's population-mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia-still lacks any official or digital ID. Without identification, access to jobs, healthcare, financial support, mobile services, or even the right to vote can be severely limited.

In this context, digital ID systems like India's Aadhaar, the open-source Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) from the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-Bangalore), and OpenAI chief executive Sam Al...