Nigeria targets 200M for digital ID coverage while sectoral schemes expand
The Director General of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Aziz, says plans by the country to reach all…
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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.
Aratek, Panini to showcase latest biometric products at Trustech 2021
Aratek and Panini have announced their participation at the upcoming Trustech 2021 in Paris where they plan to showcase some…
Solution providers battle for space as Africa’s biometrics market grows
The growing trend of African governments awarding contracts for the manufacturing of biometric credentials and building databases is attracting fresh…
Researchers, advocates make case for more inclusive digital ID systems in ID4Africa Livecast
Researchers on digital ID-related issues as well as digital rights advocates and civil society campaigners have deplored existing gaps that…
Nigeria to try again on data protection regulation, India seeks further consultation
Moves to put Data Protection Regulation (DPR) in place in Nigeria, China, and India have seen different developments this week….
NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
CyberLink’s face biometrics solution passes iBeta ISO liveness detection test
CyberLink has announced that its FaceMe facial recognition technology obtained a perfect score in an iBeta Quality Assurance liveness detection test,…
Backlash mounts over UK govt failure to implement age verification for online porn
The delay by No. 10 Downing St. to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, which provides for…
Hypr deploys passwordless authentication for UK bank, expands executive roles
Hypr has announced the appointment of Co-founder and CTO Bojan Simic as its permanent chief executive officer, and Roman Kandinsky as…
Digital identity among African cross-border trade issues UNDP seeks research on
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published a call to tender for the selection of a firm to conduct…
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