Turkey plans to use Blockchain technology for login to online public services. e-Devlet, Turkey’s digital government portal used to access a wide range of public services, will use a blockchain-based digital ID to verify Turkish citizens during login.
Fuat Oktay, Vice President of the Republic of Turkey, announced during the Digital Türkiye 2023 event that citizens will be able to use the blockchain-based digital ID to access the e-wallet application, Cointelegraph Turkey reported.
Oktay called the blockchain-based application a revolution for e-government efforts, adding that online services will be more secure and accessible thanks to Blockchain technology. Users will be able to keep their digital information on their mobile phones.
“With the login system that will work in the realm of the digital wallet application, our citizens will be able to enter the e-Devlet with a digital ID created on the blockchain network,” said the Turkish vice president.
Turkey has been announcing various blockchain-powered projects for several years, but very few of them have come to fruition so far. The country’s plans for a national blockchain-based infrastructure date back to 2019. However, aside from a few proof-of-concept projects and the central bank digital currency test conducted after several delays, the fruits of blockchain-based ambitions have been long overdue.
Konya, Turkey’s cultural center, was developing a project for an urban currency that citizens would use to pay for public services, but no further developments in this regard have been communicated to the public in the past two years.
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