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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.

 

India to ban Aadhaar photocopying as UIDAI moves to regulate private sector verification

What once seemed ordinary and everyday in India, with the photocopying of Aadhaar cards, has an approaching expiry date as…

 

Get in on California’s Identity Gateway, says chief information official

California’s Chief Information Officer and California Department of Technology (CDT) Director Liana Bailey-Crimmins wants more departments to plug into the…

 

Vietnam integrating biometrics into daily life in digital transformation drive

Vietnam is rapidly integrating biometrics and digital identity into everyday life, rolling out identity‑based systems across public transport, air travel…

 

Signicat clinches deal with business intelligence platform Markaaz

Signicat has announced a new deal with business identity and intelligence platform Markaaz, giving the Norway-based digital ID company access…

 

Accenture advises prioritizing UX to build trust in digital public service delivery

Public sector budget constraints and changing expectations combine to put enormous pressure on agencies to digitalize and improve government service…

 

Alaska seeks major AI overhaul of state services through myAlaska mobile app

Alaska is exploring a sweeping redesign of its statewide digital services platform, issuing a Request for Information (RFI) that signals…

 

No pints with digital ID or porn from Belize for UK revelers this Christmas

UK drinkers raising a glass to former Technology Secretary Peter Kyle this Christmas would best honour him with a glass…

 

African digital ID systems need better governance by stronger independent bodies: Researchers

Digital ID systems backed by biometrics are being imposed on Africans, preventing millions from receiving essential services they are entitled…

 

France’s national digital ID scaling up after graduating from pilot

France’s national digital identity app, France Identité, has enabled the creation of more than 3.2 million digital IDs, according to…

 

IBM joins growing verifiable digital credentials marketplace

IBM has launched standards-based software that allows organizations to issue and verify secure, interoperable digital credentials and Turing Space is…

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