B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●○ medium
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform): Opening the foundations of identity to governments, free of charge. The letter is B; certainty is medium. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
Hundreds of millions of people cannot prove who they are, and so cannot open a bank account, claim a benefit or hold a vaccination record. If every country builds its own identity system, the cost is high, the government is locked to one vendor, and citizens' data sits inside a design no one can inspect. MOSIP, begun in 2018 at IIIT Bangalore, opened that foundation itself as free and open-source software for governments.
Governments can adapt it to their own law, the code is public, and anyone can audit it. By the end of 2025, 29 countries had adopted it and more than 185 million IDs had been issued. In Morocco, a civil registry built on the platform now delivers health cover, social assistance, pensions and unemployment benefits to 26 million people. Zambia has announced plans to reach roughly 80% of its population by the end of 2026. Who uses it, and how, is decided by each government — but the foundation stays a shared asset.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
In Morocco, a registry built on MOSIP now delivers health cover, social assistance, pensions and unemployment benefits to 26 million people. People who could not join the queue for benefits because they had no way to prove who they were become visible to the system. By the end of 2025, 29 countries had adopted the platform and more than 185 million IDs had been issued. Source type: independent (specialist media and foundation)
Source nature: Biometric Update / Gates Foundation / T2 industry media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T2 industry media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Privacy and surveillance questions inherent to national ID
- exclusion of those who cannot register
- operation left to each government
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Expanding adopting countries and establishing a sustainable operating model.
A second look
A national ID is both a way to deliver entitlements and a tool for surveillance and exclusion. People who cannot register are left outside the system; biometric data must be handled; governments change. The question is whether the design can survive whoever ends up holding it.
Sources
+N1Biometric Update / Gates Foundation｜Understanding MOSIP / MOSIP progress report｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top