Norwegian digital ID system: Success in digitalization, failure in accessibility and oversight
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By Jorunn Kanestrøm, The Faculty of Law
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Professor Marte Eidsand Kjørven's research on digital identity management in Norway reveals a dual reality: while solutions like BankID have successfully driven digitalization, the system suffers from serious deficiencies. People denied access to electronic ID solutions face significant barriers to living independent lives. Kjørven criticizes the lack of public oversight over these market-based digital identity systems, despite receiving the Rule of Law Award for her work on the SODI project.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAlthough digital identity management in Norway is a success in many respects, it faces serious challenges and deficiencies.
People who are denied the use of electronic ID solutions such as BankID find it difficult to live full, independent lives in Norway.
She is highly critical of what she describes as a lack of public oversight.
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