Digital identity services give people the ability to easily share trusted information about themselves so that they can access the services that they need. They basically give people more control over their own data: who they share it with, and what they choose to share about themselves. We're talking, essentially, about critical infrastructure for the 21st century: the provision of secure, people-centred, interoperable digital services, such as social protection, healthcare, and finance. Digital identity has the potential, then, to deliver significant benefits to both the economy and to society, in both the public and private sectors.