Nigeria’s data protection service market to gross $100M by 2023 – Report
It has been estimated that the data protection services market of Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, will hit the US$100…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Digital IDs for refugees sound good, but what good could they really do?
Cynics expect the worst in human endeavors, while anyone involved in a refugee crisis has witnessed the worst of human…
Digital ID a surprising, qualified success for women in Afghanistan
The World Bank, intent on pushing efforts in Afghanistan to provide legal identification for women as well as men, is…
Madagascar gets $143M World Bank boost to improve its digital ID management system
The island African nation of Madagascar is set to ameliorate its digital identity management system as well as digitize some…
ID.me identity verification selected to vet suspect unemployment claims
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) announced it has entered an identity verification partnership with ID.me. The contract…
Huduma Namba digital ID cards to go into production as 2022 election issues raised
After a mass registration exercise to capture the nation’s biometrics for the ambitious Huduma Namba unique identifier number, the program…
Biometrics innovation and investment on the rise, government digital ID drive continues
Innovations in biometric technology and government digital ID are the twin themes of the week’s top biometrics news. A new…
More equitable digital ID systems needed to encourage adoption, ID2020 expert panel says
For good digital identity systems to be sustainable, their value proposition to end users will need to be clearer than…
European Digital Identity vision outlined by EC
The European Commission has unveiled plans for the development of trusted digital identities that can be used throughout the EU….
National ambitions = dodgy AI policy and deployment?
An annual report by a consulting firm to world governments uncovers an interesting pattern when it comes to the responsible…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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