On 26 August 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, together with Co-Chairs Achim Steiner and Maria Ramos, launched the report of the Task Force, People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future.

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On 26 August 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, together with Co-Chairs Achim Steiner and Maria Ramos, launched the report of the Task Force, People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future.

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The Task Force was established by the Secretary General as part of his broader Roadmap for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: 2019-2021. Its mandate: to catalyse and recommend ways to harness digital financing to accelerate the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals
https://www.un.org/en/digital-financing-taskforce
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United Nations Legal Identity Agenda
https://unstats.un.org/legal-identity-agenda/
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Inclusive and Trusted Digital ID Can Unlock Opportunities for the World’s Most Vulnerable
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2019/08/14/inclusive-and-trusted-digital-id-can-unlock-opportunities-for-the-worlds-most-vulnerable
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Aug 1, 2022 — To a large extent, CBDC will replicate the functions of paper money – such as store of value, unit of account, and medium of exchange https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-august-2022-briefing-no-163/&ved=2ahUKEwi_1-rBy87_AhVilYkEHYqFDvAQFnoECA8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1LZzFSbPQZTAg55W6kk6mD
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Feb 9, 2022 — All told, around 100 countries are exploring CBDCs at one level or another. Some researching, some testing, and a few already distributing CBDC  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2022/02/09/sp020922-the-future-of-money-gearing-up-for-central-bank-digital-currency&ved=2ahUKEwi_1-rBy87_AhVilYkEHYqFDvAQFnoECE0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1wbqghe5pFIuoaqAQUGGxK
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Identification of individuals by trait prediction using whole-genome sequencing data
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711125114
Scientists Discover How to Identify People From 'Anonymous' Genomes
https://www.wired.com/2013/01/your-genome-could-reveal-your-identity/
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DNA Data Marketplace: An Analysis of the Ethical Concerns Regarding the Participation of the Individuals
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31749843/
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Cashing in on DNA: race on to unlock value in genetic data
How much is your DNA worth? As millions of people pay for home tests to check on ancestry or health risks, genetic data is becoming an increasingly valuable resource for drugmakers, triggering a race to create a DNA marketplace. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-dna-idUKKBN1KO0WW
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