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, Research Associate, Āé¶¹Ö±²„, , Lecturer in Data Prototyping and Visualisation, Āé¶¹Ö±²„

Digital identities are emerging around the world, transforming physical documents like passports and driving licenses into digitised versions. The UK government are now actively trying to create ā€œa clear framework of rules which show what ā€˜good’ digital identities look likeā€. Guidance exists for creating ā€˜good’ digital identities, but this is vague i.e., create ā€˜inclusive’ or ā€˜secure’ systems. This project explores futures of digital identity systems using design methods to provoke debate about the social implications of future systems, questioning what ā€˜good’ digital identity systems might entail and if they are even possible. This project uses speculative design methods, specifically provocative prototypes (or ā€œprovotypesā€) to move across traditional disciplinary boundaries and provoke meaningful debate with social scientists, designers and technologists about possible futures of these technologies and their impact on society.