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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.

 

GovTech to deliver $10 trillion in value by 2034, says WEF

At the meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week, tech is front and center – and…

 

Ireland will get mDLs in 2025

There’s a wee delay on mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) in Ireland, but the government is on track for a rollout…

 

Dominican Republic awards contract for 5M biometric passports

The Dominican Republic is set to begin issuing biometric passports in August, President Luis Abinader has announced.  The tender for…

 

Nigeria may have got its population wrong for two decades, calls for new biometric census

Africa’s biggest economy may have got its population figures wrong for nearly two decades. The Nigerian senate got into a…

 

UK government wades into private sector territory with mDL, digital wallet

The UK government has thrown the nation’s digital identity ecosystem into confusion with the revelation that the Gov.uk digital wallet…

 

Trump unveils landmark AI initiative called ‘Stargate’

Coinciding with his repeal of former President Joe Biden’s 2023 AI Executive Order that required AI companies to share safety…

 

Maldives uses biometrics to fish out illegal migrant workers for repatriation

The Maldivian government says expatriates working illegally in the country are being identified through a biometric drive, and will all…

 

Zambia issues general procurement notice for digital ID, trust services project

The SMART Zambia Institute (SMART Zambia) – the government body leading the country’s digital transformation program – has unveiled details…

 

Russian hack of Ukrainian databases shows flaws in system, experts say

Ukraine suffered a major Russian cyber attack at the start of December, with Ukrainians finding themselves unable to file legal…

 

Women in Identity prepares ID Code of Conduct phase 3, on costs of ID exclusion

Identity and ID documents aren’t the same thing – but, in administrative terms, they might as well be. Without identification,…

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