One World Identity (OWI) is one of most credible and independent identity research and strategy companies focused on digital commerce and infrastructure in North America and Great Britain. Its main mission is to help businesses, investors, and governments stay ahead of market trends so they can build sustainable, forward-looking identity-enabled products and strategies. It is one of the most powerful and world-famous organizations working in identity.
The “Top Influencers in Identity” represents pioneers, innovators, and pace setters who are working to advance inclusion, building products and protecting individual’s privacy. The list ranges from individual entrepreneurs to members of large organizations, and covers public sector, and non - profit industry advocates. OWI works with World Bank, Google, World Economic Forum and many others global organizations and companies.
Following to the last year success stories makers, this year the list of TOP 100 Influencers in Identity all over the world includes and complements with the heads and lead representatives of banking sector and governments, leading software and hardware manufacturers, as well as the largest social networks engineers. Among them is Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook Inc.; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple; Adam Cooper, the Technical Architect, Identity Assurance at the UK Government Digital Service; Ron Wyden, the U.S. Senator – Oregon; Adam Dawes, the Head of Google Identity Platform; Anne Wallwork, Senior Counselor for Strategic Policy of the U.S. Treasure Department; Vyjayanti Desai, Program Manager, Identification for Development (ID4D) at World Bank Group; William Spruill, Managing Partner at the Global Data Consortium; and many other representatives of the largest world companies and international organizations.
It is an amazing result that Azerbaijan was presented in such credible rating for the 2nd year in a row by Mrs. Jana Krimpe, the head-CEO and Founder of B.EST Solutions, an operator of “Asan İmza” mobile ID co-chair of the Global Alliance for National Mobile Identities (GANMI). It should be also mentioned that she is the only representative of company from Azerbaijan and the whole region, whose activity develops the national digital ID, to be so highly appreciated worldwide.
Mrs. Krimpe has been nominated in different categories, as a progressive initiator and a developer of innovative ideas in IT. She was awarded as «the true ambassador to Azerbaijan» for her contribution to the development of the country, and listed in the “2016 New Europe 100” according to the Financial Times and Google. It is also important to note the nominations of two projects under her supervision i.e. «Asan İmza» – Azerbaijan national Mobile eID and legally binding e-signature» and «Digital Trade Hub of Azerbaijan», for the one of the most prestigious UN awards of evaluating and recognizing the outstanding success in ICT.
The OWI Team: “This was the result of a competitive nomination and selection process, and we are pleased to be able to recognize your outstanding contributions to the industry. You are joining some very impressive company in the identity community.”
"I'm humbled and honored to be included for the 2nd year in a row with such a prestigious group of people making important contributions to identity technologies and the digital economy worldwide," said Jana Krimpe, founder and CEO of B.EST Solutions. “B.EST Solutions’ team has been working last 10 years to develop and provide Good Mobile Identity to everybody, including people from rural areas with low financial or computer literacy, and I am extremely proud that Azerbaijan launches the world first m-Residency program based on Asan Imza. Azerbaijan has been rapidly expanding its digital services portfolio in recent years, putting it ahead of many western countries in terms of ease of online business. At the same time, it has been trying to diversify its traditionally petro-based economy to focus more widely on trade and socio-economical development. m-Residency fits very neatly into that effort, with promotion of the program tightly linked to the country’s new Digital Trade Hub”.
Next month, B.est Solutions will be attending KNOW Conference 2019 in Las Vegas, presented by OWI. The conference, in its fourth year, is known for its patronage of cutting-edge startups, high-quality content, and ability to attract global executives, policymakers and investors. Jana Krimpe will participate at the panel: Innovation for Inclusion: how mobile identity, blockchain, AI, and more are empowering disadvantaged populations and expanding financial inclusion in underserved markets.
About «Asan İmza»:
Due to the mobility solution and easiness to use, «Asan İmza» is gaining popularity among citizens and business, and is the key component of m-government. At the moment more than 500 Public and private electronic services use «Asan İmza» in their systems. «Asan İmza» has been integrated with the call-centers of various governmental and private organizations, it is used for submitting the electronic customs declarations, declaration of goods and vehicles in customs service, registration of labour agreement notifications, on-line application to the educational institutions etc.
About Azexport.az portal and Digital Trade Hub of Azerbaijan:
«Asan İmza» has been integrated with Azexport.az portal, presented by the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications of Azerbaijan and follows the «Made in Azerbaijan» concept proclaimed in the country. Today the portal supports exporting goods manufactured in Azerbaijan and collaborates with such global trade platforms as Alibaba.com, eBay.com, Wholesale and All.biz.
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, additional measures are taken to expand the international trade and strengthen the Azexport.az portal as a Digital Trade Hub of Azerbaijan. According to this Decree «Asan İmza» will be issued to the foreign citizens in all diplomatic representatives of Azerbaijan all around the world. Due to that, «Asan İmza» is also a new revolutionary cross-border project for Islamic countries.
