Over 1M in Kuwait register fingerprints as biometric database project progresses
Kuwaiti authorities say more than one million persons have now submitted their fingerprint biometrics as the project to set up…
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 begins campaign to issue 500k birth certificates to undocumented children
The pilot phase of a project is underway to issue 500,000 birth certificates to children who do not yet have…
Nigerians urge new NIMC boss to expand digital ID coverage, streamline enrollment
The new director general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Bisoye Coker-Odusote, has been called upon to expand digital…
Data privacy concerns as Sri Lanka digital ID project awarded to Indian company
Authorities in Sri Lanka are trying to convince citizens that awarding the national digital ID contract to an Indian company…
Jordan’s drive for digital govt services reaches 40% completion
Jordan’s digital transformation efforts are said to have reached the 40 percent mark, with more than 500,000 citizens now using…
Face biometrics adoption hits another gear
Face biometrics rollouts are proliferating for popular consumer products and services in many of the most popular articles on Biometric…
Feds could take years to OK a state’s request for RFID-powered IDs
Proposed new driver’s licenses with embedded radio chips for the U.S. state of Ohio reportedly will wait years for approval…
Philippines wants to issue more digital IDs than cards as President takes active interest
The Philippines government says it will henceforth focus more on issuing the digital version of the PhilID, while physical cards…
Nigeria’s digital ID-issuing agency gets leadership change
Engr. Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, the Director General of the National Identity Management Commission – Nigeria’s digital ID-issuing body – has…
MOSIP implementation pilot with BioEnable biometrics nears successful completion
A pilot implementation of the MOSIP digital identity platform is nearing completion in Burkina Faso using biometric devices and software…
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