Kuwa is an open, decentralized, minimally intrusive and self-sovereign identity platform for humanity. Kuwa, or something like it, is a prerequisite for any workable basic income distribution for the world's most economically disadvantaged. The Kuwa development project is currently a joint effort between The Kuwa Foundation and the UMass Center for Data Sciences. This presentation distills the project down to four slides.

1. Kuwa.org
The Problem
 700 million live on less than $1.90/day.*
 4 billion are unbanked.*
 No reliable identification system for most.
 Financial services require identification.
 Many governments are not trustworthy.
 Authoritarians, failed states, failed currencies & kelptocrats
 Giving them the power to include and exclude people from financial
services will enable abuse, corruption, surveillance and coercion.
Kuwa.org* World Bank statistics.

2. Kuwa.org
The Solution
 Kuwa Identity Platform
 Open, decentralized, minimally intrusive & self-sovereign
 No single authority or point of control
 Leverages blockchain and AI
 Kuwa means “to be” in Swahili (i.e., you only must be a live human)
 Prerequisite for numerous applications
 Basic income distribution, financial services, voting, etc.
 Working prototype (open source) & white paper on 8/17/18
Kuwa.org

3. Kuwa.org
Kuwa-Driven Basic Income Faucet

4. Kuwa.org
For more info:
kuwa.org
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