 He was a member of the core team who helped to initiate the worldwide ‘ID for Development’ (#ID4D) Program as well as authored the framework of international standards for digital identity.Tariq is among the ten core members of technical experts group (TEG) of World Bank supporting client countries with ID planning and implementation.His name was included in the World's 100 Most Influential People in 'Digital Government' by a European think tank known as Apolitical  He was also named among Top 100 Digital Influencers in the 'Digital Community' by One World Identity (OWI)- a New York based independent identity research and strategy think tank focused on cyber security, digital commerce and risk management  Before joining World Bank Malik helped governments to optimize use of Big Data and advanced data analytics from the platform of Teradata Inc. USA.