World Health Organization COVID certificate guidance skips digital ID
The World Health Organization has published its technical and implementation guidance for COVID-19 vaccine certificates. The guidance is based on…
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.
Nigeria’s digital identity agency NIMC to get $61M funding to upgrade identity infrastructure
Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council, has approved N25 billion (U.S.$61 million) for the upgrading of identity infrastructure at the…
As US gives up on federated digital identity, Europe tries again with SSI
The idea of providing digital ID to people throughout an open federated identity ecosystem with multiple providers may have to…
EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press…
Sri Lanka biometrics pilot project awarded to IriTech after MOSIP self-compliance test
IriTech has announced that it has successfully completed a self-compliance program on its IriSentinel iris biometric scanner device based on…
Mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to 8 states, TSA checkpoints
Eight states have committed to adopting Apple Wallet for mobile driver’s license and state digital ID storage, the tech giant…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboarding
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,…
Biometric hardware failures prompt Delhi government to change rations collection rules
The department of food and civil supplies of Delhi in India has taken steps to ensure that families can receive…
Privacy protections of digital health passes in focus with Quebec questions, Yoti endorsement
Yoti contributed to the Good Health Pass Collaborative’s Interoperability Blueprint to ensure the protection of principles around privacy, security and user…
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