Egypt pilots selfie biometrics to streamline access to digital govt services
Egypt is piloting a selfie biometric app as part of efforts to facilitate authentication processes for access to some government…
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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.
South Africa establishes fully digitalized ID issuance system in local banks
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has announced that Smart ID cards can now be obtained directly from many banks…
GenKey takes over biometric passport, national ID card production in Comoros
East African archipelago nation Comoros has selected GenKey to produce its biometric passports and national ID cards. GenKey replaces Semlex,…
Biometrics back digital government gains around the world
Digital government was in the spotlight this week on Biometric Update with the release of the OECD rankings and a…
NIST nominee pressed on AI standards, facial recognition oversight
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Thursday considered the nomination of Arvind Raman to serve as Under…
Scotland explores non-biometric IDV for ScotAccount
Scotland’s digital identity scheme, ScotAccount, is hoping to expand identity verification options for users beyond biometrics. According to an equality…
DHS quietly built pathway to track Americans through advertising data economy
For years, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quietly experimented with turning the digital advertising ecosystem into a surveillance tool….
UK provides ‘some certainty and reassurance to DVS providers’ on digital ID
The UK’s consultation on digital identity is expected to begin next week. Currently, the government’s policy is fundamentally tied to…
South Korea, Australia, Portugal top OECD Digital Government Index for 2025
The OECD has published its 2025 results and key findings from the Digital Government Index (DGI) and Open, Useful and…
Swiss e-ID delayed to December, renewed focus on security and trustworthiness
Switzerland ranks slightly above average in the OECD’s 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI), placing 13th overall. The result would seem…
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