83 WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | 2016 RELYING PA R T I E S : Case studyWhat benefits would accrue to RPs?Population Registry Government programme, Finland •The Population Registry is a national database owned and maintained by the Finnish government. The government acts as the IdP, transferring attributes to public and private RPs. •Citizens are required to provide up‐to‐date information to the Population Registry, such that IdPs can trust that the information they are receiving is accurate. •Public RPs that require attributes to complete transactions can use citizens’ national ID numbers to access data held in the Population Registry. The necessary attributes are transferred digitally from the registry to the RP. •Private RPs can also subscribe to the Population Registry and access information (with consent) to provide better products and services to their users. The Population Registry is a central database that stores identity information –the data are trusted by many entities in Finland as a comprehensive source of up‐to‐date information about citizens, assets and legal entities.
