3.1: Identifiers

Support the establishment and implementation of identifier systems that are public goods

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Support the establishment and implementation of identifier systems that are public goods, including the global legal entity identifier system that the G20 is constructing. Open identifiers should track not just business card data, but also information about subsidiaries and hierarchical relationships, about contracts, etc. In particular, Congress should strike all federal requirements to use CUSIP, DUNS, or other proprietary systems.  Instead, federal law should facilitate the use of free, open, and standardized systems instead. Other industries do not make you pay to use their parts numbers!

Stakeholder(s):

• G20


• Congress

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