Kenya’s ICT Minister outlines new digital ID, AI regulation plans
Eliud Owalo, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Information and Communication Technology, says his ministry is fronting efforts for a legislation to…
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.
Cameroon telcos get ultimatum to ID all SIM holders in regions plagued by security crisis
Mobile telecommunication operators in Cameroon have been given 60 days to thoroughly identify the holders of all SIM cards currently…
Sierra Leone putting digital ID at the center of its digital transformation agenda
The West African nation of Sierra Leone is at full throttle with its digital transformation efforts, and its MOSIP-based foundational…
India orders integration of two health IDs to facilitate access to unified services
Since April 1, it has become compulsory for Indians to link their Central Government Health Services (CGHS) beneficiary ID with…
Colorado police share feedback on digital ID scans
In Colorado, citizens can present their digital ID in the form of a QR code on the myColorado app in…
States converge on mDLs
Many U.S. states are launching and expanding mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to eventually be equivalent to their physical counterparts. Eventually,…
DPI gets cloud service launch, UN working groups and a definition of ‘public’
Cloud-based on-demand technology provided as a service could address a series of challenges associated with rolling out digital public infrastructure,…
Idemia upgrading Nigeria’s national biometric system to handle 250M IDs
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is upgrading the country’s biometric identification system to handle the records of up to…
Seychelles expands, Ghana plans for chip biometric passport issuance
The Seychelles biometric passport scheme will expand to Australia and Canada through a contract with IN Groupe, allowing nationals who…
Dutch cities consider biometric checks to stop rising passport, ID fraud
Several municipalities in the Netherlands want to use biometric identity verification to prevent fraud, but it’s unclear whether this conflicts…
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