Digital Identities Unlock Digital Transformation

The role of digital identities is absolutely pervasive and underpins many of the aspects of enterprise digital transformation. In IDC's 2019 Chief Information Officer (CIO) survey, 83% of CIOs said digital trust would be a top priority over the next five years. In addition, 64% of CIOs in Europe indicated that they have already begun implementing a trust platform. Most of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and their neighbors have active digital identity projects within the public sector, which lay the foundation for End to End (E2E) digital identity platforms. Advanced projects like the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) and UAE PASS initiatives in the United Arab Emirates -- with the latter serving as the national digital identity and digital signature solution for the country -- along with the National Profile project in Saudi Arabia, are the starting point for identity- and citizen-centric government digital transformation.