National identification number "Teudat Zehut"), bearing an Identity Number, is issued to all residents over 16 years old who have legal temporary or permanent residence status, including non-citizens. Japan's national identification number system, known within the country as "My Number" (Japanese: マイナンバー), went into effect from 2016. The number consists of 12 digits, and one is assigned to each resident of Japan, including non-Japanese long-term residents with valid residency permits. In Kazakhstan there is a 12-digit Individual Identification Number for natural persons (abbreviated in , "ZhSN"; in , "IIN", with first six digits representing person's date of birth in the YYMMDD format) and
International Geo Sample Number International Geo Sample Number The International Geo Sample Number or IGSN is a sample identification code of typically nine characters. As an active persistent identifier it can be resolved through the Handle System. The system is used in production by the System for Earth Sample Registration (SESAR), Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Mineral Resources, Curtin University John de Laeter Centre for Geochemistry, University of Bremen MARUM, and German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Other organisations are preparing the introduction of the IGSN. The IGSN preserves the identity of a sample even as it is moved from lab