By Ken Macon
Many had hoped it had been scrapped.
Transport Canada said that the Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) project is unfortunately still being worked on. Earlier reports had indicated that the project was dead.
KTDI, a collaboration between the World Economic Forum (WEF), Accenture, INTERPOL, several government entities, and the governments of the Netherlands and Canada, was first announced in 2018. The purpose of the project was the development of a cryptographically encrypted and distributed ledger digital ID system travelers between Holland and Canada could use.
In 2019, there appeared to be progress on the project, with the announcement of a partnership between the WEF and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) on the use of biometrics to improve traveler experience and security at airports. WTTC claimed that the partnership was complementary to the KTDI project.