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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.

 

Yoti joins WEF coalition to advance global digital safety campaign

Yoti says its efforts to make the internet safer through its digital ID and age verification technology continues to gain…

 

Cameroon seeks escape from its biometric national ID card woes

Isidore O., a 25-year-old Cameroonian living in the town of Bangem in the South West Region of the country applied…

 

Nigerians urged to avoid last-minute rush for biometric voter registration

The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has implored Nigerians who are yet…

 

Mobile driver’s license among digital IDs Singapore government adding to platform

As part of plans to introduce more digital services and enhance user convenience, the government of Singapore has announced that…

 

Costa Rica switches to biometric passports, Nigeria opens new production center

The list of countries issuing biometric passports to their citizens continues to get longer, as Costa Rica has joined in…

 

NIPOST plans biometrics, agency banking system to push Nigeria financial inclusion

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is making contributions to the country’s financial inclusion efforts in the form a biometric registration…

 

Uzbekistan plans broad facial recognition deployment, social media photos in database

Uzbekistan is in the process of putting in place a system whereby law enforcement authorities will use biometrics such as…

 

Draft biometric SIM registration law in Philippines triggers privacy worries

A draft piece of regulation to render mandatory the registration of SIM cards including with biometrics in the Philippines has…

 

MOSIP, OpenG2P partner on digital ID solution for smooth service delivery

Open-source digital ID provider MOSIP and digital public goods organization OpenG2P say they are bringing together their solutions in the…

 

Vietnam, Kenya, Philippines expanding digital ID uses in different sectors

The government of Vietnam has highlighted the importance of its population data resource as a tool for creating a digital…

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