Vietnam’s new digital ID law mandating biometrics use goes live July 1
Vietnam is set to implement the Law on Identity in less than a week, marking a shift from the previous…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Indonesia ransomware attack disrupts digital services, govt rejects $8M demand
Indonesian officials have cross-checked A ransomware attack on Indonesia’s Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) has disrupted various digital public services,…
Australia aligns on ISO mobile driver’s license standard as NSW leads on digital ID
The road for digital driver’s licenses in Australia continues to widen, with the announcement that state and territory governments have…
Kyrgyzstan president hails high security features of new passport, ID cards
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, has given assurances that the country’s new generation biometric national ID card and passport…
Fiji’s digital ID program implementation gets cabinet approval
The implementation of a national digital identification program will go ahead in Fiji after the country’s cabinet put its stamp…
Kenya contracts Idemia for faster biometric police clearance certificates
The Kenya Police Service says it is working to put in place a new biometric system that will accelerate the…
DHS awards SVIP contract to Procivis for decentralized identity software
Procivis AG, a subsidiary of Swiss institution Orell Füssli, has been awarded a tender through the U.S. Department of Homeland…
New South Wales’ government is investing millions in digital identity
New South Wales’ decentralized digital identity program is getting a cash infusion from the Premier Chris Minns’ government, which has…
Norway to make popular digital ID more accessible for those without birth number
The Local reports that the government of Norway has implemented a program to make electronic IDs more accessible for foreign…
Bulgaria rolls out new biometric ID cards
Bulgaria is hoping to make it easier for its citizens to travel to the European Union with a new identity…
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