Japan incentivizes use of My Number ID card as driver’s license, moves towards mDL
Japan has had a bumpy road with its My Number personal identification card, but despite this has added another widespread…
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.
Sri Lanka president demands fast digital ID rollout
The leader of Sri Lanka has given a timeframe for when he expects the national digital ID to be implemented….
Malaysia eyes completion of digital govt ecosystem early next year
The Malaysian government is sticking to its plans of having all government services integrated with the MyDigital ID from the…
Samoa obtains $21M World Bank funding for digital ID, financial inclusion project
The island nation of Samoa in the central South Pacific Ocean is receiving a $21 million grant from the World…
Vietnam upgrades VNeID with digital signatures, health records
Vietnam has announced the capability for its citizens to create digital signatures in the national digital ID app. The Southeast…
Nigeria’s IMO State launches biometric registration catch-up campaign
Nigeria’s Imo State has the lowest proportion of citizens registered for the country’s national digital ID among Eastern states, and…
Togo trains personnel for WURI digital ID project enrollment, supervision
A training program for supervisory personnel as well as those who’ll be deployed to the field for a mass biometric…
mDL verification moving from theoretical to practical questions
An opportunity is emerging for relying parties to onboard users more easily and securely through mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs). But…
Poland’s digital ID mDowód reaches 8 million users
Poland’s national digital identity has reached eight million users, according to the Ministry of Digital Affairs. The Central European country…
UNHCR concerned about slow registration of refugee children for Ethiopia’s digital ID program
The enrollment of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons for digital ID in Ethiopia has been ongoing since March, but…
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