Philippines and Morocco start the adoption of Aadhaar architecture

Philippines and Morocco have become the first two countries to start adopting the open-source technology architecture of Aadhaar to build similar unique identifier systems for their citizens, a senior official confirmed on Wednesday.

Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) working at the Indian Institute of Technology Bangalore (IIT-B) and the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) are supporting the implementation. With the necessary technology stack, the countries are developing independent platforms for improving ease of living and providing legal identity to citizens.

“Global outreach and helping other countries is one of the five pillars of Aadhaar 2.0.