The World Bank Group multisectoral Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative and the Center for Global Development have released Principles on identification for sustainable development: Toward the digital age . The principles have been endorsed by 15 organizations such as development partners, international agencies, and private sector and identifies a set of common principles fundamental to maximizing the benefits of identification systems for sustainable development while mitigating many of the risks.

a Blog on the Principles has also been developed to increase awareness and promote the Principles through social media.