Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana share digital ID success stories in ID4Africa Livecast
The level of progress so far attained by Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana in the implementation of their respective digital identity…
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.
UK’s Government Digital Service gains funding for biometrics, SSO in Autumn budget
The first public prototype of the UK government’s digital identity system One Login is due to be available in April…
Japanese government selects SAFR face biometrics for in-person service access
SAFR from RealNetworks has recently been selected by the Japanese government to provide its face biometrics technology to support the…
Identity expert dissects biometric authentication failures and how to overcome them
Development economist, biometrics expert and ID4Africa Advisory Board member Dr. Alan Gelb has explained the various ways through which biometric…
Kenyans’ efforts to improve digital ID prominent among Good ID Awards
The Good ID Awards for 2021 have been announced, with four winners in each Accountability, Inclusion, Privacy and Security. The…
Philippines seeks financial inclusion, digital ID expected to reach 50M this year
Filipino authorities have projected that up to 50 million citizens will be registered for the biometrics-embedded PhilID card by the…
Patent published for digital footprint approach to identify COVID super-spreaders
A patent has been published for a process which would collate vast swathes of personal information harvested from digital activity,…
Standalone universal ID document liveness detector launched by ID R&D
ID R&D launches what it says is the world’s first standalone document liveness detector compatible with any identity document and which…
Saudi Arabia plans imminent rollout of biometric passport, UAE hits 2M digital IDs
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce a biometric passport in the coming months with advanced security features…
New mobile driving license initiatives unveiled in Europe and the U.S.
Is the digitization of existing credentials leading to digital identity products? A panel discusses mobile driving licenses (mDL) in the…
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