Belgium launches national digital identity wallet
Belgium has become one of the first countries to launch a digital identity wallet after the publication of the European…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Kuwait extends deadline for mandatory biometrics registration
Kuwait has extended the deadline for submitting fingerprint data for the country’s central biometric database. Kuwaitis will be able to…
Bahrain to overhaul ID card system with Thales contract
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) of Bahrain has taken steps towards modernizing the country’s ID card system with the…
Australia outlines new budget for digital ID scheme
Australia’s federal government has earmarked AU$288.1 million (US$190.9 million) for the national digital identity program which will begin its rollout…
Digital identity resurfaces in updated US cybersecurity plan, but not much is new
The U.S. government has released the second version of its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), and digital ID has…
NZ cabinet minister champions digital ID in government transformation at data summit
Judith Collins, the minister for digitizing government, emphasized the transformative potential of digital identity and innovation in government services in…
New identity assurance principles introduced by UK Government
In a bid to uphold individual rights and enhance transparency in identity assurance services, a comprehensive set of principles has…
As eIDAS 2.0 takes effect, EU faces ‘paradigm shift for digital identity in Europe’
With the European Council’s recent adoption of a new framework for a European digital identity, the path to the EU…
Israel begins pilot for online biometric passport renewals on specific conditions
Holders of Israeli biometric passports who want to renew them can henceforth do so online, but not every passport user…
Digital transformation well underway in Thailand with launch of wallet scheme
Thailand is beginning the implementation of its digital wallet program, as the government makes further commitments on a national AI…
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