# Why the passport needs an upgrade

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDMonterey
- Speaker: Karoli Hindriks
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/karoli_hindriks_why_the_passport_needs_an_upgrade)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

It's time to give paper passports a digital upgrade, says entrepreneur Karoli Hindriks. Looking to Estonia's technology-driven government for inspiration, she envisions a world where immigration is no longer hindered by bureaucracy and needless repetition. Travel with her to a future beyond borders where universal digital passports replace paper ones -- and where outdated systems stop wasting our time and money.

## Lectures

1. [Why the passport needs an upgrade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/karoli_hindriks_why_the_passport_needs_an_upgrade/a0bacad742ce), 10 min (TED's player)