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Jun
11
2020
10:00—11:00 AM EDT
June 10, 2020
Developing countries are being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. As governments impose strict lockdowns to contain the spread of the coronavirus, families and small businesses are finding it difficult to earn enough to tide these difficult times. This has created a vast number of ‘new poor’ who wil...
Nov
13
2019
12:30—2:00 PM
October 30, 2019
India’s remarkable digital transformation has encompassed a wide variety of programs and services and is ushering in a new era of digital governance. Reforms include a wide range of subsidies and social benefit programs using the JAM (Aadhaar, mobiles and financial accounts), as well as struct...
May
1
2018
12:30—2:00 PM
April 23, 2018
Over 1 billion women lack access to financial services due to economic and social barriers, time and mobility constraints, and discrimination in service provision. Financial services delivered digitally can address these barriers by providing women with safe and accessible channels. This event will ...
Jan
8
2018
12:30—2:00 PM
December 18, 2017
With the biometric registration of 9.2 million adults and documentation of 4.5 million children, Malawi has made a massive stride towards SDG 16.9 which requires states to “provide legal identity to all, including birth registration, by 2030”. How has Malawi achieved universal coverage i...
Oct
13
2017
9:30—11:00 AM
September 15, 2017
CGD, in partnership with the World Bank Group, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Omidyar Network, is delighted to host Nandan Nilekani, the founding chairman of UIDAI (Aadhaar), the unique identification system of India, which has enrolled more than a billion people. Nilekani will speak on &ldq...
Aug
8
2017
12:00—1:30 PM
July 13, 2017
More than a billion Indian residents now have a biometric digital identity: Aadhaar. Its use across various sectors is increasing rapidly. The State of Aadhaar Report 2016-17 aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Aadhaar’s technological and operational architecture, legal and governance ...
Jun
13
2017
12:30—2:00 PM
June 02, 2017
Many developing countries are using digital technology to reform public service delivery. The convergence of financial inclusion, mobile networks and digital ID is transforming the way governments deliver public services and citizens access entitlements, including public subsidies. Are these refo...