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Don't debate digital ID, trial it - the Isle of Wight could settle the argument

By James Findlay and Jerry FishendenComputerWeekly.com

As heated debate rises around the UK government's plans for a national digital identity scheme - why not try it out to see if it works, in a well-defined, real-life environment with real people involved

A recent Computer Weekly article posed a question that has hung over UK government technology for decades: is digital identity a dystopian nightmare or the route to modernised public services? The a…