Region
Asia
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Yes
Transparency in processes to access, review, edit and delete one's identity data
Yes
Allow digital authentication
Yes
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Yes
Claim to have a digital identity
Yes
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Data Protection Act
Yes
Digital identity has legal status
No
Entities other than the owner or operator use the digital identity infrastructure
Yes
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
National Certification Authority (NCA)
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Yes
Identity act or civil registry act
Yes
Identity authority is subject to courts oversight
No
Identity infrastructure enable at least two sectoral use cases
Yes
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Unknown
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Customer service mechanism
Name of the identity
SingPass
Organizations providing funding
Unknown
Organizations providing technical support
Unknown
Personal data breach notification
Yes
Procedural rules for the ID
No
Qualitative status for implementation
Singpass enablers users to interact with over 460 government agencies and private sector organizations through more than 1,700 services. Currently, Singpass has over 4.2 million users, covering about 97% of Singaporean citizens and permanent residents aged 15 and above. It handles around 300 million personal and corporate transactions annually.
Quantitative status of implementation
Rollout
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
No
Transparency about collection, storage and sharing of personal data
No
Type of institutional governance structure
Others