Claim: ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) was introduced on October 16, 2012.
Evidence: The ORCID (/ˈɔːrkɪd/ (listen); Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a nonproprietary alphanumeric code to uniquely identify scientific and other academic authors and contributors. 16 October 2012 (8 years ago) (2012-10-16)