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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.

 

Vietnam releases draft digital identity and authentication guidelines

Vietnam is pushing ahead with its plan of developing digital governance as the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)…

 

Global ID CEO rewarded in Cameroon for 3D vein biometrics innovation

Professor Lambert Sonna Momo, chief executive officer and founder of Global ID, has received an award in his home country…

 

Biometric claims processing by Malawi health insurance firm yields progress one year on

MacDonald Wella, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WEMAS, a Malawian health insurance firm which uses biometrics to process insurance…

 

DNA biometrics advance with FBI approval for Thermo Fisher Scientific, new partnership

Law enforcement booking stations in the United States have a new tool to automatically process, upload and search DNA biometrics…

 

Alleged hack of Kenya’s Biometric Voter Registration system denied by electoral agency

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Wafula Chebukati has rejected claims that the country’s Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)…

 

Liberia elections commission, Senate bicker over biometrics introduction for 2023 polls

Plans by Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to introduce biometric voter registration ahead of the 2023 polls as well as…

 

Suprema ID, Simprints, SenseTime, Pindrop, GBG, ID2020 welcome new executives, advisors

Biometrics providers Suprema ID, Simprints, SenseTime, Pindrop and GBG, along with ID2020, have all hired new executives and advisors to…

 

Philippines digital ID project on track for 2021 target as Step 1 registration tops 37M

Authorities in the Philippines are optimistic the target set this year for registration for the national digital ID card (PhilID)…

 

Iveda updates mobile app for real-time facial recognition, LPR

Iveda has announced the launch of the second generation of its mobile application, IvedaMobile, used on smart phones for video…

 

Fingerprint Cards partners to roll out biometric payment cards in Japan

Fingerprint Cards has sealed a partnership deal with renowned Tokyo-based company MoriX Co. Ltd. for the production and launch of…

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