Region
Asia
Enables service providers to collect a KYC packet of profile information
Identity act establishes the identity authority being subject to general oversight of the courts
Allow digital authentication
Yes
Allow individuals to use a SSO or esign facility to authenticate themselves through a single government portal
Collects or uses biometric data
Yes
Digital identity
Yes
Governance structure responsible for de digital identity
Identity act codifies the digital identities legal status
Identity act establishes the accountability of the ID executors to the ID authority
Identity act or civil registry act
Yes
Identity act or secondary policy transparent about the terms of collection, storage and sharing of personal data
Identity system is under the purview of Freedom of Information Law
Legally binding redressal mechanism
Name of the identity
National digital identity (NDID)
Qualitative status for implementation
Thailand is evolving in enrolling citizens into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity system, managed by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID). Since November 2022, registrations have surged by 50 percent, reaching 9.2 million. Currently, half of the population is eligible to join the system as it prepares to launch verifiable credentials and a digital wallet.
Quantitative status of implementation
3
Secondary act or policy for digital identity
Yes
Type of institutional governance structure