According to Acuity, this move will provide substantial opportunities as national, regional, and global transaction infrastructures secured by a trusted digital identity scheme emerge over the next five years. PhilSys, the Philippine Identification System (Republic Act 11055 of 6 August 2018), includes biographical information (name, sex, date and place of birth, blood type, address and nationality) and biometric data (fingerprints, facial photos and iris scans).
The past ten years have brought a sea-change in what citizens and governments expect national ID cards to deliver and identity to be. National ID cards have undergone a considerable transformation; simple paper documents designed for single identification applications have given way to smarter documents in the form of a credit card. These citizen ID cards or eIDs include a microprocessor for more robust document verification and online authentication and signature. As they contain the cardholder's portrait and very often fingerprints, they can be used for biometric identification and biometric authentication when needed. The Member States and Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein will need to start to issue these new cards with a secure contactless chip and the holder's photo, and two fingerprints in the 2021-2022 timeframe as the directive come into force 12 months after publication and States have two years to comply. These eID cards also enable governments to implement online applications such as eGovernment solutions giving citizens access to public services with the reassurance of robust security. The development of these government-issued IDs means a single card can offer a host of applications – from acting as a driver's license, enabling the user to file their taxes, or giving him/her access to state benefits. Electronic IDs' rapidly evolving dominance reflects the global drive towards eGovernment and eCommerce services enabled by electronic identities. According to Acuity, this move will provide substantial opportunities as national, regional, and global transaction infrastructures secured by a trusted digital identity scheme emerge over the next five years. PhilSys, the Philippine Identification System (Republic Act 11055 of 6 August 2018), includes biographical information (name, sex, date and place of birth, blood type, address and nationality) and biometric data (fingerprints, facial photos and iris scans).