Great article!
Issuing a hash code at birth is the way to go in this digital age. Any country that has not so or is not moving in that direction must have a government with vested interests. However I have not really heard of many countries using blockchains to create identifiers.
On the other hand this could have its disadvantages too. But by using blockchain technology they have taken care of the issue from the beginning.
Estonia seems to be on the right path. If only the model is followed around the world.
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