India’s Unique Identification project will open up and publish its API (Application Programming Interface) to allow third party applications the ability to authenticate the identity of citizens, Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said today at the India Telecom conference organized by FICCI and India’s Department of Telecom. “We’ll provide online authentication infrastructure, which will allow us to create a platform for innovation. So, you can create your own applications - mobile banking, mobile commerce, education, health, VAS applications, and so forth,” he said.
Nilekani added that the UIDAI is talking to mobile companies, insurance companies, banks, passport offices, Income tax departments - every player that has an identity requirement. The authority intends to host 2-3 “lighthouse” projects to demonstrate how the UID can be used for applications.
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