India: Nurturing the Aadhaar ecosystem

Read the whole thing for some of the technical approach that makes UID unique (platform vs. product, perception of permanence, etc.) as well as some of the bureaucratic attributes (openness, security and stability) that should help it sustain its legitimacy over the long term.

Uncertainties surrounding UIDAI should be removed; otherwise applications of the project will suffer (Live Mint)

The first year of its rollout has been a triumph for the UID Authority of India (UIDAI) and its administrators. Over 100 million (10 crore) residents have been enrolled, 63 million people have received their identity numbers, and enrolments have hit their target rate of one million/day. This makes Aadhaar one of the most rapidly adopted technologies in history, and the fastest government technology rollout anywhere.