Can The UK Government get to grips with digital identity?

The UK Government recently abandoned the #digitalidentity program due to “over-elaborate expectations trajectory and cost.”

The $250 million Gov.uk Verify digital identity system launched in 2013 had a goal of 25 million users by 2020.

However, one critical department, Her Majesties Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – the UK tax authority, opted out of the system in 2017. Today, their Government Gateway system has 16 million users, while Verify has fewer than eight million.

The UK Government will keep Verify running until April 2023 while developing a new digital identity service.

GDS (Government Digital Service) is leading the project in what the Government describes as a ‘discrete digital identity pilot project,’ which is underway.

Will the #UKGovernment be able to deliver a sound digital identity system?

#digitalidentity #digitalgovernment #ukgovernment

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencewintermeyer/2021/05/19/can-the-uk-government-get-to-grips-with-digital-identity/?sh=16647e89297d