Facial recognition tool nets over 6M SIM card fraudsters in India in 6 months
Facial recognition tool ASTR, developed by the Center for the Development of Telematics (C-DoT) of India’s Department of Telecommunications, has…
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Ayang Macdonald is a freelance journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He boasts 10 years of professional experience in journalism in which he has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buea in South western Cameroon. He is a versatile reporter with interest in ICTs, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, defense and military, politics, economy, health and environment, humanitarian issues and sports.
UNDP launching inclusive digital public infrastructure development initiative
The United National Development Program will on November 8 roll out a program tagged 50in5 meant to advance the conversation…
Jamaica embracing digital transformation, revises national ID draft regulation
Jamaican government officials say they will factor in proposals made by members of the public and the private sector to…
Kenya gazettes new digital ID legislation, adds face and iris biometrics
Legislation to accommodate a new biometric citizen registration modality within the framework of an upcoming digital ID system has been…
Ugandan rights advocate urges Africa to look inwards when choosing biometrics tech for elections
Crispin Kaheru, a member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, has praised the increasing role technologies such as biometrics play…
Biometric enrolment for Rwanda’s digital ID program imminent, says ICT Minister
Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire recently shared updates on the work that is done by the government…
Nigeria’s former digital ID chief says more funding needed to push expansion efforts
The outgoing director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, says there is need for…
Mastercard’s Community Pass founder says digital ID platform improving lives, digital inclusion
Tara Nathan, Mastercard executive vice president and founder of the Community Pass project says their work has, in the past…
Namibia, Zambia partner to share expertise on CRVS, identity management
The southern African nations of Namibia and Zambia have agreed to assist each other in their Civil Registration and Vital…
Digital ID governance frameworks must promote inclusivity, trustworthiness, reliability
Representatives from governments, leading international institutions and civil society organizations working on digital ID development are convergent on their views…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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