Uganda MPs demand answers over QR code failures on new national IDs
Lawmakers in Uganda have asked the country’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to provide answers in the wake of…
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Digital reforms, incentives drive birth registration gains in Tajikistan, Philippines and Uganda
There is progress in global efforts to reduce the phenomenon of invisibility as countries march towards the target of SDG…
Uganda launches prototype program for digital ID and public infrastructure
A Ugandan initiative dubbed Government Systems Prototype Showcase that intends to encourage innovation in the areas of digital identity, civil…
IriTech provides iris biometrics for Uganda’s upgraded registration kits
The next-generation biometric registration kits rolled out across Uganda as the country attempts to reach 33 million people registered for…
Uganda migrates more than 28M records to new national ID system
The Registrar of Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) Claire Ollama, says the country has fully transitioned to its…
Biometric equipment failure, internet shutdown mars Uganda election
Biometric equipment failures and an internet shutdown have rocked Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday. Reports emerged early in…
Uganda MPs want clarity on biometric voting system as EC asks for more funds
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has promised to conduct a live demo of how newly acquired biometric kits will be used…
New market entrant delivers 60K biometric voter verification devices to Uganda
Ugandan authorities have received 60,000 biometric voter verification devices to be used for general elections in the country early next…
Uganda to tighten biometric ID database security after data breach claims
The National Database and Registration Authority (NIRA) of Uganda is pledging to strengthen privacy and security measures around the country’s…
Fresh concerns over impact of Uganda’s expanding digital surveillance
There are new concerns that journalists and other civil society actors in Uganda continue to suffer from the negative impact…
