Poland’s digital ID mDowód reaches 8 million users
Poland’s national digital identity has reached eight million users, according to the Ministry of Digital Affairs. The Central European country…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
DPI for social protection should prioritize community resilience, equality
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has made the case for digital public infrastructure (DPI) that builds community resilience and improved…
75% of Europeans support police and military use of AI
Nearly three-quarters of Europeans support the use of artificial intelligence by police and military, including facial recognition and biometric data…
Ireland’s national payments strategy focuses on digital ID and future payment tools
Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers, launched the National Payments Strategy, which is shaped as a forward-looking plan aimed at…
New UK data bill proposes dedicated digital ID office, biometrics retention changes
The Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA) has been introduced in UK Parliament, and if passed it would establish conditions…
Philippines turns to blockchain for trust and security in digital govt services
The Undersecretary for e-Government at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines, David L Almirol Jr,…
Australia’s digital ID landscape in danger of becoming siloed
The implementation of digital identity in Australia is progressing, but as systems sprout up at different levels of government, there…
Jordanian expats can now use IrisGuard biometrics to access government services
Agencies from Jordan have partnered with iris recognition provider IrisGuard and VFS Global to provide Jordanian expatriates overseas access to…
Indonesia procurement plan specifies upcoming biometrics contracts
The World Bank is lending $250 million to Indonesia to finance its ongoing digital ID efforts, and a procurement plan…
Buenos Aires’ moves from centralized to decentralized digital identity with QuarkID
Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires is incorporating a blockchain-based self-sovereign identity (SSI) protocol into its digital identity app. Starting in October,…
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