Thailand set to begin issuing digital IDs via mobile app
A pilot for the issuance of digital IDs to Thai citizens via a mobile application is set to begin on…
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.
New South African smart card driver’s license to meet ISO 18013 standard
Authorities in South Africa say the new version of the country’s driver’s license for which a pilot is due to…
PDF version of India’s digital voter ID has low availability, lower uptake
A total of 98 million Indian voters are eligible to download the legal PDF version of their digital voter ID…
Senior leaders appointed at BIO-key and 1Kosmos, promoted by ValidSoft
Identity and Access Management (IAM) and biometrics provider BIO-key and passwordless authentication firm 1Kosmos have brought on board experienced cybersecurity…
Biometric voter ID projects advance in Liberia and Nigeria, urged in Guyana
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says pen has finally been put to paper on a contract for the supply of…
Biometric system reveals Somalia’s civil service payroll filled by ghost workers
More than two thirds of Somalia’s federal civil servants earn salaries for doing no work, claims the president. The government…
India offers digital infrastructure to the world, launches innovation showcases
India is using its Presidency of the G-20 to invite international adoption of its ‘India Stack,’ which includes the world’s…
Efforts to increase digital ID issuance across Africa maintain steam
As digital ID adoption continues around the world, a number of countries in Africa including Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, are…
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon….
Russian lawmakers okay legal framework for biometric data collection and processing
The lower house of Russia’s federal parliament, the State Duma, has adopted a law setting up a legal framework for…
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