Government faces questions about Gov.uk Wallet, asks its own questions about digital ID
Industry concern over the UK government’s plan to launch the Gov.uk Wallet continues to rise towards a boil, and meetings…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Romania government digitizing citizenship applications, seeks contractor
Romania’s National Authority for Citizenship (ANC) is looking for a contractor to provide software development and implementation services for the…
EU, Japan pledge to strengthen cooperation on digital ID, trust services
Japan and the European Union (EU) have discussed ways of bolstering their digital cooperation in several areas including the development…
Enterprise IAM could provide needed critical mass for reusable digital identity
There are 2.6 billion people around the world who make up the addressable population for user-held digital identity, according to…
Entrust delves into APAC digital government opportunity from DPI
Digital service delivery powered by national digital identity programs are sweeping across the Asia-Pacific region, enabling more efficient government operations…
Secretary of state to attend this week’s meeting between UK govt, digital ID industry
This week, the UK government is having a face-to-face with industry trade groups representing the digital identity sector – the…
Wikipedia says OSA categories ensnare it in IDV regulations targeting social media
The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has launched a legal challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), claiming that…
50-in-5 DPI campaign adds Jamaica and Mexico
The 50-in-5 campaign which is a collaborative effort aimed at helping countries of the Global South to design, develop, and…
Namibia to step up civil registration efforts with $9M budget
The Department of Civil Registration in Namibia, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, has…
Regulator presses TFH for details on World biometric data collection in Indonesia
Indonesia government officials are exploring the potential misuse of biometric data and may require the deletion of 500,000 iris data…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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