Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
Nandan Nilekani, founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, and prominent Aadhaar architect, expounded on the lessons that…
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Indian G20 Sherpa says expansive DPI adoption by Global South will speed SDG attainment
An Indian government representative (or “Sherpa”) at the G20, Amitabh Kant, has called for more countries of the Global South…
$400M mobilized to support digital public infrastructure development in 100 countries
Global stakeholders have made a pledge to raise funds to the tune of $400 million as well as provide leadership…
UNDP and India team up for digital public infrastructure guidance to spur SDG catch-up
The Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations remain a long way from being realized, more than half-way to…
Stakeholders examine benefits of digital public infrastructure at IMF meeting
Speakers at a seminar during the recent spring meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions (IMF and World Bank) shared thoughts…
India’s digital public infrastructure reportedly not as popular with G7 nations
Since India assumed the G20 presidency in December, the country has been trying to promote its digital public infrastructure (DPI)…
UIDAI calls for clarity, ‘informed consent’ prior to Aadhaar biometrics submissions
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled new guidelines for requesting entities (REs) to obtain resident consent on…
Biometric identity documents going digital, national, and eventually maybe away
Biometric identity documents of various types, digital and physical, are prominent among the most-read stories of the week on Biometric…
Identity in digital payment schemes: city, state, nation or – for India – the globe
Digital identity and broader digital ecosystems and government stacks are emerging to serve various functions at the local and national…
Does the husband know? Some issues surrounding IDs for refugees can shock
It can be tempting for some to think that for all the despair and chaos assumed at a refugee crisis,…
