2.7M people in India’s Assam state may get digital ID after activation of citizenship law
The biometric data of 27 lakh (2.7 million) people in the northern Indian state of Assam could be unlocked following…
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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.
G7 committed to DPI for socio-economic transformation, OECD’s digital ID governance
Industry, tech and digital ministers of the world’s seven biggest economies (G7) say AI and other digital systems have the…
Nigeria, Rwanda use digital ID for social welfare payments
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently directed officials to use the national digital ID system to enable the accurate identification of…
CSIS encourages private sector DPI investment as UN pushes for safeguards
An advocacy paper published by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a public policy non-profit, has explored how…
Digital ID part of social contract between govt, citizens: World Bank, Verizon chiefs
The President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon, Hans Vestberg,…
Ethiopia begins issuing refugees digital ID cards to facilitate service access
The distribution of digital ID cards to Ethiopian refugees and returnees, as part of a pilot with tripartite support, has…
Burkina Faso’s digital transformation gets $150M World Bank support
Efforts by the government of Burkina Faso to speed up the country’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) pursuits will receive financial…
Ghana EC finally aborts plan to require national ID for upcoming voter registration
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will not go ahead with its plan to make the Ghana Card the only…
Digital ID for inclusive service delivery
Officials from two humanitarian organizations, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Capital Fund (UNDCF), shared…
MOSIP technology providers show off biometrics solutions at ecosystem event
The over 400 delegates who attended MOSIP Connect 2024 were not only treated to interesting presentations and panel discussions, but…
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