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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.

 

Nigeria to strengthen digital ID enrollment operations to ease access to govt services

The acting director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has expressed her determination to improve conditions…

 

ASEAN launches talks on regionwide digital public infrastructure development agreement

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has begun negotiations on a Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) that will define…

 

Biometrics market players level-up from startups to heavyweight incumbents

Biometric ID card contracts won by Madras Security Printers in the top stories of the week on Biometric Update illustrate…

 

Group urges Nigeria to deploy biometrics in upcoming census

Afenifere, a socio-political organization working on behalf of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, believes using biometrics during Nigeria’s planned population…

 

Lack of standards prompts US to push back mDL deadline

U.S. officials say they want to temporarily make it legal for people to use a mobile driver’s license even if…

 

Ethiopia biometric ID card contract won by Madras Security Printers

Madras Security Printers Private Limited has been chosen by Ethiopia’s government to produce one million cards for the country’s digital…

 

NXP’s biometric match-on-card platform launched with security upgrades

NXP Semiconductors has announced the official launch of its next-generation smart card platform for digital IDs with on-card biometric matching….

 

Driver’s licenses and ID cards from Thales cross 100M issued mark in North America

Thales, one of North America’s leading providers of physical and mobile driver’s licenses, has announced that more than 100 million…

 

UNDP and India team up for digital public infrastructure guidance to spur SDG catch-up

The Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations remain a long way from being realized, more than half-way to…

 

Malaysia fast-tracks biometric digital IDs

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed government plans to boost the country’s startup ecosystem and speed up…

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