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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.

 

Belgium biometric passports feature new Zetes security innovation

Belgium’s new biometric passports have been unveiled with protection from counterfeiting provided by a new technology co-developed by Zetes. Initial…

 

mDL and digital ID applications proposed in Illinois and Czech Republic

The Illinois administration and the Czech Government each express the desire to advance towards the deployment of mobile driving licenses…

 

ID4Africa digital identity Ambassadors group diversifies and grows for 2022

Women are better-represented in the 2022 ID4Africa Ambassador Class than ever before, with females making up 33 percent of the…

 

Global state of SSI and how to build on it: EU report

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency has been busy typing up its research. The latest report is an overview of Self-Sovereign…

 

Digital public goods and infrastructure can’t be stamped out on an assembly line

Ambitious plans for using digital public goods and infrastructure for national economic development are resulting in insights for the next…

 

Canadian mobile-based digital IDs expand access, application

Canadian digital ID providers Bluink and Liquid Avatar Technologies announced developments in their mobile apps that provide verification for their…

 

Britain proposes path to free Voter Card, digital identity potential for polls

A paper published by the UK government outlines what will be accepted as photographic identity at future elections in Great Britain,…

 

Ghana to address challenges slowing ongoing biometric SIM re-registration

The Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and mobile telephone operators in Ghana have agreed on a…

 

Ethiopia begins Tech5 biometrics trial for MOSIP-based national ID

The Ethiopian government’s National ID Program (NIDP) has partnered with Tech5 on a limited pilot of biometrics and other technologies to…

 

Yoti age estimation, digital ID app positioned for UK regulatory updates

A pair of regulatory developments in the UK open up opportunities for technology providers, notably Yoti, just as the company’s…

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