Turkey will deploy Blockchain-based digital identity for online public services
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology with good examples from the real world; cryptocurrency is only part of the technology. Turkey plans to deploy this blockchain technology during the login process for online public services. This will provide a very robust level of security and anonymity at the same time.
E-Devlet, the digital government portal of Turkey, will use blockchain-based digital identity in a wide range of public access and verify the Turkish citizens during the login process.
Vice President of Turkey Fuar Oktay announced during the Digital Turkey 2023 event that citizens will now be able to use blockchain-based digital identity to access e-wallet applications. As reported by the media.
Fuar called the blockchain-based application a revolution in their e-governance efforts and said the on-demand online services would be more accessible and secure with blockchain. And users will now be able to keep their digital information on their mobile phone.
The Vice President said:
“With the login system that will work within the framework of the e-wallet application, our citizens will be able to enter the e-Devlet with a digital identity created in the blockchain network.”
Turkey has been very active in announcing many blockchain-based projects over the years, but very few have come to fruition. The country announced the plan in 2019 for a national blockchain infrastructure.
However, few proof-of-concept projects and its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs) test were carried out after many delays. Taken together, their blockchain ambitions have yet to bear fruit.
Turkey’s cultural hub Konya developed “City Coin” project, which citizens used to pay for public services. However, no further updates have been shared with the public since January 2020.
Other blockchain applications
Blockchain provides endless applications; NFTs, Metaverse and Web3 all work on blockchain. The significant application includes the deployment of the technology for unique IDs for citizens; these IDs will be secure, unchangeable and help address illegal immigration issues.
Only citizens with this unique ID will receive medical and socio-economic benefits, reducing the expenses of pseudo-citizens, thus limiting corruption.
Smart contracts can also help to get faster returns from insurance companies. Suppose a frequent flyer chooses flight delay insurance equipped with a smart contract. If the aforementioned deadline delays the flight, the condition for releasing compensated funds will automatically be carried out. Flyer will receive the funds in the account before landing.
Results from university and other important exams can be uploaded using this technology; this will eliminate the possibility of any alteration by anyone, and ensures authenticity.
Medical records if uploaded via this blockchain technology, the anonymity of the patient is ensured, plus the fear of any change that could cost the patient’s life is completely avoided.
There are many more applications; some are being used, while others have not yet been assessed and used. Blockchain technology has enormous potential.
