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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.

 

26M SIMs still unidentified in Ghana as biometric registration deadline extended again

Ghanaians have been given up to September 30, 2022, to re-register their SIM cards with biometrics or have them indefinitely…

 

Papua New Guinea digital government plan draft includes consolidated biometrics system

Details of a draft plan by the government of Papua New Guinea to digitize all public services in the country…

 

Biometrics deployments to facilitate airport passenger checks gain traction in US, India

Systems to automate and expedite checks for passengers at airports with biometrics are finding more space as the travel industry…

 

Incode, OIX, One Identity add leadership veterans to advance digital ID strategies

Some players in the digital ID and biometrics space, namely Incode Technologies, Open Identity Exchange (OIX), and One Identity have…

 

Report proposes digital ID changes for financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons

A report produced by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) on the state of financial inclusion in three African countries…

 

Stakeholders underscore importance of data protection legislation for Nigeria

Stakeholders who gathered recently in Nigeria’s capital Abuja for a consultative meeting on the country’s data protection draft legislation have…

 

Cote d’Ivoire unveils biometric verification terminal from Semlex

Cote d’Ivoire has unveiled a biometric ID verification terminal for verifying the identity and authenticating the national ID of citizens…

 

Entrust loses internal files in cyberattack – unknown if digital ID data included

Trust management company Entrust says it suffered a cyberattack last month in which some of its internal files were stolen,…

 

Xydus, Mastercard gain digital ID trust accreditations in UK, Australia

From October 1, 2022, enterprise identity provider Xydus, through its Identity Management platform, will be able to offer ID verification…

 

Cybernetech developing AI system to find kids left in vehicles

Japanese firm Cybernetech is among the tech providers in the country working to develop and launch artificial intelligence-based biometric systems…

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