Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has partnered with the Costa Rican government to share knowledge and aid in the development of digital identification systems in Costa Rica.
In a meeting between KOMSCO CEO Sung Chang-hoon and Costa Rican Vice Minister Orlando Vega Quesada, Sung outlined Korea’s advancements in digital governance and the blockchain-based mobile ID system, K-DID, a system that allows individuals to securely store and manage their personal information on their mobile devices. Korea has progressively introduced mobile IDs for public officers, drivers, and veterans, with plans to extend the technology to national IDs for citizens over 17.
The collaboration aims to support Costa Rica’s digital transformation efforts and improve its standing in the OECD’s international digital government assessment.
“KOMSCO’s strides in digital transformation have proven so successful that other state-run organizations in the country are now regarding it as a benchmark case,” said Sung.
KOMSCO’s efforts in establishing a digital ID framework in Korea and extending its expertise to countries like Costa Rica parallel India’s initiative to lead in digital public infrastructure, highlighted by the latter’s recent launch of a $25 million Social Impact Fund. Both countries see their efforts as not only national advancements but also as diplomatic endeavors to set standards in digital governance worldwide.
That having been said, while KOMSCO’s approach involves direct collaboration and technology transfer, focusing on the practical implementation of its K-DID system, India’s strategy encompasses a broader, more inclusive vision. India aims to foster global digital transformation by establishing an open-source-style repository of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) tools, including its Aadhaar biometric ID system and the Unified Payments Interface.
In any case, KOMSCO’s agreement with the Costa Rican government suggests Korea’s mobile ID reputation is recovering from disruptive outages in its domestic mobile ID service toward the end of last year.
Source: The Korea Times
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March 22, 2024 – by Alex Perala and the Mobile ID World Editorial Team
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