Users report hassles with Cameroon biometric visa portal
Some applicants logging onto the dedicated portal for Cameroon’s biometric visas have been reporting glitches with the system which went…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Australia DoD issues biometric device tender
Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) is seeking a mobile biometric capture device to capture finger, facial and other biometric data….
Arizona Motor Vehicle Division implements digital IDs with Credence ID scanners
Digital ID reader firm Credence ID and IT infrastructure-services company Kyndryl say they have completed and booted up a system…
Italy advances, budgets for integration of digital IDs
The Italian government has allocated €40 million (US$43.38 million) in the hopes of resolving a dispute involving the nation’s two…
Neurotechnology launches biometric identity management system
Lithuanian developer Neurotechnology has announced the launch of a new biometric identity management system (IDMS). The tool, part of the…
Kenya seeks NADRA collaboration, expertise on digital ID project
Kenya is looking forward to making changes to its digital ID system and the government is banking on the expertise…
Nigeria wants to begin producing biometric passport booklets at home
The Director General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Idris Jere has hinted that the federal government has given directives…
7 countries partner with India to adopt its digital public infrastructure model
Member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan have agreed on adopting India’s…
South Africa to expand biometric border control system
Plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure providing biometric passenger checks at some of South Africa’s ports of entry by the…
Digital driver’s license getting closer in Philippines
There is no date yet, but the Philippines government says it has a mobile driver’s license “set to launch soon.”…
