The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Faroe Islands

Digital ID System

DPI-like

Samleikin

Governing entity: Gjaldstovan
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: Nexus Group
URL: https://www.samleikin.fo
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: NA
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NA
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NA
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NA
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

TIPS (Target Instant Payment Settlement)

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: Regional
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2024- 2321 (including non-Euro members)
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.ecb.europa.eu
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: YES
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

Heldin

Base technical architecture: X-Road
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Talgildu Føroyar (Digital Faroe Islands)
Coordination unit: Talgildu Føroyar (Digital Faroe Islands)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public
Ownership: Public
URL: https://heldin.fo
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: YES
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: YES