Birth Registration

The project is expected to commence by the last quarter of this year and comes at a time when the state is pushing ahead its wider digital ID development efforts.

All registrations and updates can now be electronically entered by consulates directly onto Greece’s “Citizens Database”, cutting through red-tape processes that up to now took months to complete.

The system is designed to register anyone under 17 for a digital identity, but with a particular focus on children below 5 years old. Providing them with identity eases their access to education, healthcare, and basic human rights protections, according to the report.