Create Identity Solution Based on Blockchain, Biometrics

It’s World Refugee Day, a time to bring focused attention to a complex issue that is increasingly in the news.According to the UNHCR, the UN agency most directly concerned with refugee issues, one in every 113 people in the world are refugees from war or political violence, with an estimated total of 65 million displaced globally.
Root causes vary, and prospective solutions will need to be as complex as the political, social, economic, and ecological forces causing statelessness. But even here, biometric technology can play an important role, and is increasingly being embraced by policy makers and other stakeholders in dealing with refugee issues.
Just this week, a new joint project involving Accenture and Microsoft was announced that aims to leverage biometrics and blockchain to establish a trusted identity system for the undocumented


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