Approximately 1.1 billion people globally are without a legal identity[ref] https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/global-identification-challenge-who-are-1-billion-people-without-proof-identity [/ref].  The repercussions, both for states and for individuals are countless. And a solution is needed if we are to truly promote inclusivity and individuals’ access to their basic rights.

In this blog I review the recent conversations on legal identity for all and the direction of travel when it comes to solutions.  Is digital identity the answer to universal individual legal identity?  Or do we need to be pragmatic about what is realistic for many of those 1.1 billion excluded?