Opinion

April 16, 2019

The UK government needs to take digital identity seriously

Mike Bracken, the former head of UK Government Digital Service who advises governments around the world on digital transformation, asks for proof that he is, in fact, Mike Bracken.


Mike Bracken

4 min read

I am Mike Bracken. I am a particular Mike Bracken, not just any Mike Bracken. I'm the one who used to run the UK's Government Digital Service, then set up a digital function for the Co-op Group, and is now a partner at a consulting firm called Public Digital. I assert those facts here, and you'll just have to take my word for it that they're true. You can either believe that I am who I claim to be, or not.

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