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Cisco Blog > Inclusion and Diversity

Giving identity back to Indians

Laura Earle
Laura Earle | January 27, 2011 at 2:42 am PST
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“HUNDREDS of millions of Indians cannot prove they exist. They have no birth certificate, no driving licence, no social-security number. So they find it hard to open a bank account, borrow money or draw on government services.”

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Tags: identity, Indian, infosys, Nandan Nilekani, UIDAI, Unique Identification Authority of India

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