Madagascar selects IN Groupe for €8.5M digital ID contract
Madagascar has selected IN Groupe for a project to modernize the country’s civil registry and create an integrated digital ID…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Fraud rings exploit federal weaknesses as Washington falls behind
A new report from identity verification company Socure provides a grim but necessary wake-up call to the federal government: sophisticated…
UK govt planning £2M facial recognition contract to catch driver’s test cheats
The UK government is planning a tender to contract worth 2 million pounds (approximately US$2.7 million) for facial recognition software…
Gov.uk Wallet ‘empowering the market,’ says Kyle, in big win for OSPs
After a tense few weeks, the UK government has released the working principles for the Gov.uk Wallet plan that has…
California plans to expand digital identity program with new use cases
California’s chief technology officer Jonathan Porat is looking to build on the success of the state’s existing digital identity use…
Malta strengthens institutional readiness for AI governance under EU Act
Malta has given more powers to its Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) to act as the lead body for…
Oops! UK government says sorry for the mix-up with wallet announcement
UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has reportedly apologized to the biometrics and digital identity…
Government faces questions about Gov.uk Wallet, asks its own questions about digital ID
Industry concern over the UK government’s plan to launch the Gov.uk Wallet continues to rise towards a boil, and meetings…
UK govt pushes online safety regulations but commits major fumble on One Login
The online safety regulatory landscape in the UK is currently in the midst of a bizarre conflict, as the government…
Romania government digitizing citizenship applications, seeks contractor
Romania’s National Authority for Citizenship (ANC) is looking for a contractor to provide software development and implementation services for the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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