How Our National Digital Identity Came About
Singpass 2FA authentication / Image Credit: GovTech
Singpass - short for Singapore Personal Access - is Singapore’s National Digital Identity (NDI) platform. Managed by the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech), it allows Singapore residents to get easy access to a myriad of government and private sector services.
It is one of Singapore’s Smart Nation projects with a vision to improve the lives of citizens, create opportunities for businesses and transform the capabilities of government agencies. Today, Singpass offers access to more than 1,400 digital services and empowers over 340 government agencies and private organisations.
Residents can use Singpass to access services across sectors - ranging from banking and insurance, to healthcare and charities - and conveniently retrieve their personal information, digitally sign documents and remotely authorise transactions on their Singpass app. In 2020, Singpass has more than four million users and was one of the most downloaded apps in Singapore
