Digital identity progress means small decrease in 2023 budget for Philippines agency
Progress made by the Philippines digital identity system PhilSys is the reason for a cut in the agency’s proposed budget…
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.
How to spend World Bank money on biometrics: a World Bank guide
The World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) division has published a ‘Primer on Biometrics for ID Systems’ (full PDF)…
Nigerian parliament set to scrutinize new draft data protection law
Any day now, Nigerian lawmakers will receive for deliberation a new draft personal data protection bill, after it was recently…
Ugandan digital ID on trial: high court requests expert witness while AG denies exclusion
The first hearing in the human rights litigation against the government and identity agency over Uganda’s national digital ID system…
California gives counties the option to issue digital birth, death, marriage certificates
Sutter County, California, is on its way to a having a second claim to fame. The rural county in the…
Optus hack spurs interest in digital identity within Australian government, banks
Demand for digital ID in Australia appears to have been boosted by the recent data breach from Optus, which resulted…
Digital ID credentials come to the Apple Wallet, inform apps, but EU may cause friction
Apple’s input on developing the standards for mobile driving licences (mDLs) has culminated in the IDs entering the Apple Wallet…
Charting cooperation for inclusive, trusted digital public infrastructure at the UN
Digital cooperation and the building of resilience through safe, trusted and inclusive digital public infrastructure anchored one of the forums…
UK digital identity program stalls, DCMS calls for industry support at OIX
Digital identity products are live in the UK, but industry help is needed for the country to build momentum for…
Ethiopia’s national digital ID prepares foundation ahead of scale-up
The lessons learned from other countries implementing digital ID systems have helped inform the development of Ethiopia’s national program, panelists…
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