Bridging the physical and digital divide with facial recognition technology Frontier Enterprise

For anyone who has travelled through border control at an airport, or owns one of the latest smartphones, facial recognition technology isn't new. But using our faces to access a physical or digital service is about to become a more common occurrence in everyday life as companies across a wide range of sectors ramp up their investments in biometric technology. AI-powered biometrics has quickly established itself as the most pertinent means of identifying and authenticating individuals in a reliable and fast way, through the use of unique biological characteristics. As Singapore advances its Smart Nation vision, a study by Accenture revealed that AI could nearly double Singapore's annual economic growth rates by 2035, changing the nature of work and spawning a new relationship between man and machine. Building on that notion, the Singapore government has plans to roll out the National Digital Identity System for Singapore residents and businesses to transact digitally with the government and private sector in a convenient and secure manner in 2020 – heralding dramatic potential for economic growth.