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Articles By Ayang Macdonald

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.

 

Galaxy phone users in India now have access to digital IDs via Samsung Wallet

It is now possible for users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to access their Aadhaar digital ID, PAN cards and other…

 

Experiences with national digital ID lead to recommendations on rights protection, takeup

Adequately addressing human rights concerns remains a key issue as Kenya is looking forward to introducing a new digital identity…

 

Benin issues digital IDs to citizens living abroad

Benin’s National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP) has dispatched teams to fifteen countries around the world to assign…

 

Biometric passports issuance progresses in Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe

There has been an increase in biometric passport issuance reported by the governments of Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe, and innovation…

 

Mistrust in Liberia’s biometric voter registration system is high, survey claims

Many Liberians believe the newly introduced biometric voter registration (BVR) system may not do much to ensure credible and transparent…

 

Japan and Jordan agree to technical collaboration on digital public infrastructure

Japan and Jordan will henceforth share their expertise and technical knowhow on different modern technologies including the building of digital…

 

Ghana to begin issuing digital IDs to newborns from August

The issuance of digital ID numbers, known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborns in Ghana is set to begin next…

 

Rwanda considers biometrics to improve child vaccination coverage

Rwandan authorities are thinking about introducing biometrics as a way of ensuring that no child is kept out of routine…

 

Mexico uses electoral biometrics database to ID thousands of mission persons

Recent information released by the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico reveals that from 2016 right…

 

Study shows growing trust and adoption of digital government services among Australians

Findings have revealed that around 94 percent of Australians have had access to at least one digital government service and…

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