Dahan, MarianaGelb, Alan2016-09-062016-09-062015-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25001Robust personal identification (ID) systems are critical to the success of many development programs. Regardless of the methods used, official ID for all - together with the legal, political, and economic rights it confers - is becoming a priority for governments around the world. Legal ID is on the post-2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda as SDG target 16.9, urging states to ensure that all have free or low-cost access to widely accepted, and robust identity credentials. The international community should join forces to achieve this goal, as attaining it will also be a key enabler of many other SDGs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOEMPOWERMENTTERRORISMTECHNOLOGYDEVELOPMENTUNIQUE IDENTIFIERPDFICTAIDPOLICIESCOSTSIDCERTIFICATEACCESS TO SERVICESTRANSPORTRURAL AREASPERSONAL IDENTIFICATIONDISID CARDSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESUNIVERSAL ACCESSINFORMATIONCOMMUNICATIONIDSDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDIGITAL IDSCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYBIOMETRICSPROJECTSBIRTH CERTIFICATEID CARDDEVELOPMENT GOALSIDENTIFICATIONTARGETSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTPAYMENTSSUBSIDIESALLIANCESFINANCING FACILITYBriefWorld Bank10.1596/25001