similar numbering system as mentioned below is implemented in czech republic. System is called in free translation "birth number identification" and is created from date of birthday and four digit number. The system have encoded gender and number is verificable by doing sum check as is for credit card numbers. There is also existing similar system in Mexico.
In my opinion there is no need to create special numbering. Much better and efective way is to use numbering of given country. Those numbers are used by goverments, health insurance companies and so on. The Client is alway asking for implementation of such numbering into system. Why to reinvent wheel? Let's use what is out there in real life. Don't follow esperanto which nobody willing to learn nor using.
Saludos,
Petr Roupec
J. Antas wrote:
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:19, J. Antas wrote:
How is that for a start? Does it seem pragmatic enough?
No.
You mentioned the Norwegian system as one that works well. It does indeed.
On e of the reasons is that even first yea children can remember their ID
number, no need to write it down - it is your date of birth <ddmmyy> followed
by a 5 figure identifier, allowing for up to 10^5 people to be born on that
particular day (not quite, since gender and a few other traits are encoded in
this 5-figure number along with a check digit).
Prepend this by an "area code" of your birth (like the international country
code for example) and add a 6th number, and it will be
- truly universal
- easy to remember
- already contain some obvious identifying factors like d.o.b. and gender
preventing some mix-ups.
The latter can be a disadvantage in countries without any legislation to
protect individuals from predatory data miners and information abuse (like
the US).
Horst
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