Foundational Identification System

Contexts	IAM
Term	Foundational Identification System
Alternative Forms	Foundational ID System
Definitions	An identification system primarily created to provide general identification and credentials to the population for public administration and a wide variety of public and private sector transactions, services, and derivative credentials. Common types of foundational ID systems include civil registries, national IDs, universal resident ID systems, and population registers.
Related Terms	Civil Registry Digital Identification System (Dictionary Entry) GENERALIZATION National ID Population Register Universal Resident ID System

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Foundational identification system: An identification system primarily created to provide general identification and credentials to the population for public administration and a wide variety of public and private sector transactions, services, and derivative credentials. Common types of foundational ID systems include civil registries, national IDs, universal resident ID systems, and population registers.

(World Bank Group and GPFI, 2018, p. vii-viii)

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World Bank Group and GPFI, 2018

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