A digital identity mobile application LAeID that is linked to a centralized population database has been available in the past weeks for use in Laos as the government speeds up its efforts to do away with paper-based identity systems. The platform, launched by the country’s Census Management and Grassroots Development Department last month, will serve as a centralized digital wallet making it possible for citizens to store their identity credentials, The Laotian Times reports. The app has had more than 5,000 downloads.