Nigeria wants to begin producing biometric passport booklets at home
The Director General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Idris Jere has hinted that the federal government has given directives…
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.
OpenID recommends steps for governments to protect the privacy of digital IDs
Technology is giving governments tools to protect the privacy of people using the digital credentials they issue, but a series…
Worldcoin nears $100M funding round amid security concerns
Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital ID project utilizing biometrics, is reportedly nearing a $100 million funding round. The project was…
India launches Aadhaar operator training campaign to reduce errors
Indian authorities are conducting a nationwide campaign to increase the efficiency of the country’s biometric identity scheme Aadhaar after miscommunications…
ECOWAS Commission urges remaining 9 member states to issue biometric regional ID card
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, has revealed that just 6 out…
Tech5 provides contactless biometrics, issuance platform for student digital IDs in DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -based IT integrator Sycamore and Tech5 have partnered to deliver digital IDs backed by biometrics…
Kenya aims for ID issuance within three weeks, same-day birth registration
Kenya is moving to accelerate the issuance of national identity cards, particularly in border counties like Mandera in the country’s…
Collaborate on verifiable credentials for better digital ID ecosystem, DIACC urges
Verifiable credentials hold enough promise to improve Canada’s digital identity ecosystem that organizations should commit to working together to enable…
Jamaica digital ID to enhance social inclusion of vulnerable persons
One of the objectives of Jamaica’s digital ID program (the National Identification System — NIDS) is to promote inclusion by…
Digital driver’s license getting closer in Philippines
There is no date yet, but the Philippines government says it has a mobile driver’s license “set to launch soon.”…
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