Population scale ID verification in focus at ID4Africa 2023
The various options available when it comes to identity verification at population scale for access to services, the challenges as…
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.
Data clean-up underway after biometric voter registration exercise in Liberia
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says it is working to clean up data it collected during the recently concluded biometric…
Nigeria reaches 100M digital IDs issuance milestone, eyes World Bank target
Nigeria’s Digital Economy Minister Ali Isa Ibrahim Pantami is being praised for spearheading efforts which led Nigeria to issuing 61…
J-PAL shares lessons from India’s digital ID program Aadhaar
The story of the Aadhaar biometric identity scheme in India continues to be shared as an example of how countries…
Nigeria to set up digital CRVS system with $11M private sector funding
Nigeria’s federal government recently approved plans to digitize birth and death registrations and the sum of 5.3 billion Naira (US$11.5…
Kenya unveils details on new digital ID rollout, India potential partner
Kenyan officials have given insights on the work being done by the government to introduce a new secure digital ID…
NADRA launches Nishan Pakistan platform, lets startups leverage digital identity stack
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the Beta version of Nishan Pakistan, a platform to enable small…
Caribbean countries agree to pursue cross border digital ID efforts
Leaders of eleven countries of the Caribbean have put pen to paper on an agreement which spells out a number…
Proposal to change Aadhaar authentication rules faces more opposition
The plan by India’s government to make rule changes that will allow private entities carry out ID authentication using the…
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection