Bhutan adopts National Identity Bill

Bhutan has adopted the National Digital Identity Bill 2023, setting up a framework for its national digital ID system that will allow its citizens to access digital services through verifiable identity credentials. The Himalayan nation’s parliament voted to adopt the bill on Monday.

Before the Monday vote, the parliament repealed two disputed clauses in order to speed up the adoption of the bill. The first one suggested that the National Digital Identity Company becomes a public limited company with all …

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