The Gambia, Vanuatu plan life-changing transformation with digital inclusion schemes
Collaboration between some United Nations agencies and the governments of The Gambia and Vanuatu are opening up the way for…
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News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Malaysia rolls out national digital ID, clarifies biometric enrollment details
Malaysia has begun enrolling citizens for its National Digital ID (NDID), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim the first…
$22M OBIM-related contract for Four Points
The U.S. Homeland Security Department has awarded a $22.2 million biometrics-related contract to Virginia-based Four Points. The company is a…
Australia’s Digital ID Bill introduced with AU$145.5M earmark
Australia’s federal government has introduced the Digital ID Bill in the Senate to formally establish and provide a framework for…
NZ group briefs ministers on digital ID for authentication
Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ), a digital ID advocacy group, has briefed three incoming New Zealand Ministers – Melissa Lee,…
HID wins driver’s license contract in Finland
HID Global has won the contract to provide Finland with new driver’s license cards and personalization services as it continues…
Australia invites a select few to bid for national digital ID contract
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the nation’s digital identity competition regulator, is issuing a limited tender to build…
Digital IDs mean manageable and critical change, FIDO tells US federal security leaders
Clearly appreciating that it was selling digital authentication to data-security officials in the inertia-guided U.S. federal bureaucracy, a FIDO Alliance…
EU embraces shared ground with Canada in digital partnership
Digital identity, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are among the key areas covered by the new EU-Canada Digital Partnership, launched at…
Switzerland presents national digital ID, adoption expected in 2026
After a private initiative to establish a digital identity was shot down by voters in 2021, Switzerland is opting for…
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