At varying rates, digital IDs are being taken up worldwide. For instance, some 19,000 citizens have signed up for the country’s recently developed blockchain-based digital ID in Bhutan.
The Philippines on the other hand, had set a goal of 80 million signups for its Philippine Identification System Cards (PhilSys ID) for 2023. Still, it has only registered 55 million for the ID. The low takeup of digital IDs is a result of numerous causes. The case of Barbados reveals that citizen hesitancy is shaped by privacy concerns, a point of contention that has now turned the issue political in that country.
