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The Ukrainian government in 2020 launched Diia, a digital app that combines identity card, passport, license, vaccination record, registrations, insurance, health reimbursements and social benefits.  In Ukranian, the word “Diia” means “action,” but it's also an acronym in that language, standing for “The State and Me.”  Digital passports and other official documents are now considered legally equivalent to their paper versions, making Ukraine the first country to accomplish this.  Some of the documents available via the app include citizens’ national identification card, a biometric passport, drivers’ licenses, vehicle registration certificates and insurance policies, voter ID, tax documents, birth certificates and [[COVID vaccine]] passport.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ukraine-government-converting-digital-id-system-wartime-tool/</ref>

The Ukrainian government in 2020 launched Diia, a digital app that combines identity card, passport, license, vaccination record, registrations, insurance, health reimbursements and social benefits.  In Ukranian, the word “Diia” means “action,” but it's also an acronym in that language, standing for “The State and Me.”  Digital passports and other official documents are now considered legally equivalent to their paper versions, making Ukraine the first country to accomplish this.  Some of the documents available via the app include citizens’ national identification card, a biometric passport, drivers’ licenses, vehicle registration certificates and insurance policies, voter ID, tax documents, birth certificates and [[COVID vaccine]] passport.<ref>https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ukraine-government-converting-digital-id-system-wartime-tool/</ref>

''Wired'' magazine described Ukraine's digital ministry, which operates the Diia app, as a “formidable war machine.”  The Diia app includes the following war-related features:

''Wired'' magazine described Ukraine's digital ministry, which operates the Diia app, as a “formidable war machine.”  The Diia app includes the following [[war]]-related features:

*A quick way to donate money to the Ukrainian military, including via cryptocurrency.

*A quick way to donate [[money]] to the Ukrainian military, including via [[cryptocurrency]].

*A chatbot for submitting images and video of Russian troop movements in Ukraine.

*A chatbot for submitting images and video of Russian troop movements in Ukraine.

*24-hour streaming access to television stations and newscasts from Ukraine.

*24-hour streaming access to [[television]] stations and newscasts from Ukraine.

*A chatbox where users can submit photos and videos that resembles a similar tool employed by [[New York City]] fascist authorities in 2020 for the reporting of [[social distancing]] violations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/us/social-distancing-rules-coronavirus.html</ref>

*A chatbox where users can submit photos and videos that resembles a similar tool employed by [[New York City]] fascist authorities in 2020 for the reporting of [[social distancing]] violations.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/us/social-distancing-rules-coronavirus.html</ref>