Digital identity boosts public infrastructure for India, Philippines
Digitization of state bureaucracy, digital identity, digital public infrastructure and digital skills have been recognized for their important role in…
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.
Australia lobby group ClubsNSW seeks more facial recognition in clubs; debates rages
A law recently introduced in state parliament by the government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) to allow the deployment…
Liberia NEC chair says biometrics contract bids under review after Ekemp’s second rejection
Controversy surrounding the selection of a contractor to provide materials for Liberia’s biometric voter registration exercise continues to brew. The…
Identiv, iProov, Liminal and OneID add experienced leaders to drive digital identity growth
Biometrics and digital identity providers Identiv, iProov and OneID and consultants Liminal have strengthened their executive and non-executive teams with…
Philippines begins issuance of PhilID printed digital version
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced the rollout of the printed digital version of the national ID card, dubbed…
Canada privacy regulators emphasize importance of data protection for digital ID
Data privacy regulators in Canada have, in a resolution, called on state governments to place a premium on data protection…
Singaporean facial recognition firm XRVision gets funding to enter new markets
A Singapore-based facial recognition and video analytics startup XRVision has had additional investment from Luxembourger outfit Boundary Holding, with the…
Liberia biometric voter card contract saga continues as Ekemp’s second selection rejected
There is a new development to the string of events surrounding the choice of contractor to produce biometric voter cards…
Biometrics for digital ID among AI-related issues to be reviewed by NSW parliamentary inquiry
The government of Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state is planning a parliamentary inquiry next year into the development and…
Nigerian army arrests fake NIMC staff registering people in Niger for national ID
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has clarified that two national ID fraudsters recently arrested by members of the country’s…
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