DHS S&T awards contracts to further privacy enhancing synthetic data
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that it has awarded contracts under its Silicon Valley…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Global DPI Summit proposes 7 keys to speed up Africa’s digital transformation
The first-ever edition of the Global DPI Summit which took place at the start of this month in the Egyptian…
Pats on the back, questions and suggestions for NIST’s Digital Identity Guidelines
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology should communicate clearly with Congress and continue to refine key concepts in…
Upgrade to New Zealand’s immigration system postponed
A key improvement to New Zealand’s immigration identity system, known as the Biometric Capability Upgrade (BCU), will be delayed for…
Indian state launches pilot for family digital ID card project
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has inaugurated a pilot project to introduce family digital ID cards, aimed at streamlining…
NIST seeks input, awards contract to hone digital identity guidance
A U.S. government body is seeking feedback on how attribute validation services (AVS) should work as part of its broader…
Landscape of UK digital public services changing with shift in strategy
The UK government has convened a panel of tech experts to steer its digital strategy, with the aim of changing…
Ghana launches CitizenApp to facilitate access to digital govt services
On October 7 in Accra, Ghana’s Vice President and candidate of the ruling party for the December 7 presidential election,…
Nigeria incorporating contactless fingerprints for online passport renewal
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it will soon enter an era where the application process for renewing passports will…
Fiji sets 3-year timeline for National Digital ID project
Fiji has hosted a workshop for its National Digital ID Project leading to a timeframe being established for completion of…
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