Malawi’s boosts digital economy with connectivity, plans 2M digital ID enrollments
Malawi has set a target of enrolling 2 million people in its digital ID program in the current phase of…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Kyrgyzstan state printer wades into biometric passport market with Namibia deal
A shipment of 130,000 biometric passports has been sent from Kyrgyzstan to Namibia, after a contract was signed between the…
UN cautions govts to safeguard human rights in AI procurement
AI is a major trend of this decade with advancements in the technology having an effect across society, for both…
Nepal’s biometric passport contract awarded to Veridos, Mühlbauer
Nepal’s biometric passport system has a new primary supplier. German firms Mühlbauer and Veridos have successfully outbid incumbent identity provider…
UAE Pass streamlines access to over 5k digital services as transactions surge
The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met recently to review the use of the country’s digital ID platform,…
Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines
Sri Lanka’s government, in the wake of its digital economy drive, is gearing up to release application programming interface (API)…
Netherlands’ asylum seeker ID cards from Idemia use vertical ICAO format
The Netherlands will introduce new identity documents for asylum seekers Idemia Smart Identity, compliant with the ICAO specification for vertical…
Swiss digital ID backed by major political parties ahead of autumn referendum
Switzerland’s planned national digital identity has received support from a broad parliamentary alliance that includes representatives from almost all the…
Sri Lanka promotes outcome-based procurement for a robust digital economy
A significant transformation in Sri Lanka’s public procurement system, is paramount in the journey to advance Sri Lanka’s digital economy,…
With Royal Assent, UK Data (Use and Access) Bill is now law
Today, the UK Data (Use and Access) Bill attained Royal Assent, making it law and establishing a legal basis for…
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