Thales supports Dominican Republic’s biometric passport system upgrade
Thales, together with local consortium partner Midas Dominicana, is providing the technology and technical expertise for the implementation of a…
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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.
Philippines introduces biometric liveness for retiree proof-of-life verification
A facial recognition system with liveness detection has been introduced as an alternative for proof-of-life verification of pensioners in the…
Smart City projects in 11 African countries reveal major digital authoritarianism risks
A report that compiles research findings on the implementation of AI-powered surveillance systems in 11 African countries has warned that…
Zambia looking for MOSIP system integrator to support digital ID project
The Zambian government, through the Smart Zambia Institute (SZI) is in search of an international technology partner that will support…
Smart Africa partners to strengthen digital governance, innovation across Africa
Smart Africa has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rwandan civil society organization Certa Foundation to collaborate on…
Liberia’s national ID issuance grinds to halt over $1.7M debt to service provider
For many months now, national ID cards have not been issued in Liberia, and reports suggest one of the reasons…
Kenyan high court ruling recognizes phone numbers as digital ID
A recent judgement by a high court in Kenya considers a person’s duly registered phone number as a personal digital…
Laxton joins MOSIP’s SI ecosystem as full-service partner
Laxton has earned certification from the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) as a system integrator (SI) partner in recognition…
Ghana to introduce liveness detection with self-service app in upcoming SIM verification drive
Ghana is planning to conduct a nationwide SIM card registration exercise under a new regulatory framework that will involve advanced…
Five organizations join OpenID Foundation’s conformance program
The OpenID Foundation has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bixelab, FIDO Alliance, Fime, Raidiam, and…
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