Nepal again excludes Tibetan refugees from legal ID plans
There are no plans by the Nepalese government to issue legal IDs (refugee cards) to thousands of Tibetan refugees living…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Public sector biometrics use expands in Pakistan with pension, charity schemes
A biometric system to facilitate identity verification of pension earners in Pakistan is now operational, reports the Associated Press of…
Infineon revealed as supplier for Vietnamese digital ID
Vietnam’s electronic ID efforts have taken a step forward, as Infineon and MK Smart were announced as vendors for the…
Australia wants more use of digital IDs but how committed is it?
Apparently satisfied with a sizable, though incomplete, deployment of digital IDs in Australia, some central government legislators want to expand…
Military, spy contracts for biometric systems have caught the industry eye
A pair of biometrics and identity vendors have announced organizational changes they hope will bring them sensitive and classified contracts…
Pakistan to address biometrics exclusion concerns for cash support beneficiaries
Authorities is Pakistan say they are working on a process to avoid further exclusion of beneficiaries from cash support programs…
UK, Canadian digital identity initiatives focus on technology and its implications
The UK and Canadian governments have unveiled new digital identity milestones, as the technology takes hold across many countries amid…
Australian government digital transformation plan light on ID
Australia has formally announced an ambitious plan to make the entire Australian Public Service available online in a way that…
$86M DRC biometric driving license deal for Otojuste amid choppy contracting
Little-known Congolese company Otojuste has won a US$86 million public-private partnership contract with DRC’s Transport Ministry to produce the country’s…
South Africa seeks secure biometric solution for taxpayer management
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has published a tender seeking a contractor for the supply of a multi-modal biometric…
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