ABSTRACT

We pursue three main objectives in this editorial for the Special Issue on Identification in a Digital Age: Implications for Development. After outlining the motivations that led us to launch this Special Issue call, we first propose a framework to map the theoretical link between digital identity and human development, articulated in three dimensions linking digital identity to expected development outcomes. Secondly, we present the seven papers in this collection in terms of how they problematise such a link, observing how each of them uses empirical data to increase existing knowledge on this connection and question it. Thirdly, we leverage insights from these contributions to put forward a research agenda on digital identity and human development, suggesting possible avenues to engage with this topic and ultimately, framing digital identity as an object of ICT4D research.

摘要

在这篇社论中，我们追求“数字时代的身份识别特刊：对发展的影响”的三个主要目标。在概述了促使我们发起本期特刊的动机之后，我们首先提出了一个框架，用于描绘数字身份与人类发展之间的理论联系，从三个方面进行了阐述，将数字身份与预期的发展成果联系在一起。其次，我们从该集合中的七篇论文的角度提出问题的方式，观察它们中的每一篇如何使用经验数据来增加关于这种联系的现有知识并提出质疑。第三，我们利用这些贡献的见解提出关于数字身份与人类发展的研究议程，为参与该主题并最终为他们提供了可能的途径，