Self-Sovereign ID Explained in Five Minutes

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1. DIGITAL IDENTITY Self-Sovereign Solutions for Refugees Rohingya refugees in refugee camp in Bangladesh, 2017 — Wikipedia
2. OUR TOPIC TODAY: Identity: One’s status as a unique individual in society. Identification: The process by which one proves their specific identity.
3. THE PROBLEM
4. THE PROBLEM
5. THE PROBLEM Za'atri Refugee Camp, 2014 — US Dept. of State 70.8 MILLION NUMBER OF PEOPLE FORCIBLE DISPLACED IN 2018 EQUAL TO 30 PEOPLE EVERY MINUTE OR THE POPULATIONS OF CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, AND OHIO COMBINED
6. LACK OF ID HINDERS: ➤ Travel through legal channels ➤ Birth registration — creates statelessness ➤ Protection from trafficking ➤ Proof of refugee status ➤ Access to public services ➤ Child-parent reunification ➤ Repatriation, land reclamation
7. ‣ War erupted in March, 2011 ‣ Over half of the country’s pre-war population of 22 million are now displaced. ‣ 8% of Syrian refugees live in camps; the majority struggle to settle in urban areas SYRIA
8. ‣ Continuous, double-digit inflation rates since February 1983 ‣ Annual inflation rate is expected to reach 10,000,000% by the end of the year ‣ Over 4.3 million people have fled the country, mostly on foot VENEZUELA
9. ‣ The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim ethnic minority ‣ Violence (dating back decades) escalated in August, 2017 ‣ An estimated 919,000 refugees live in Cox Bazar “mega camps” MYANMAR
10. SELF-SOVEREIGN ID
11. SELF-SOVEREIGN ID
12. SELF-SOVEREIGN ID
13. ➤ UN: Refugees can spend ⅓ of their income staying connected DIGITAL ACCESS
14. DIGITAL ACCESS
15. A SOLUTION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE?