Digital reforms, incentives drive birth registration gains in Tajikistan, Philippines and Uganda
There is progress in global efforts to reduce the phenomenon of invisibility as countries march towards the target of SDG…
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Governance can keep DPI working for people when other stakeholders turn against them
The promise of digital public infrastructure is in the scale and efficiency that allows governments to improve inclusion and service…
Digi Yatra passes 100M journeys as IATA trial validates global interoperability
India’s Digi Yatra platform is making moves toward international deployment after an IATA-led trial showed it can interoperate with global…
FBI seeks industry input on biometric algorithms for NGI modernization
The scale of the system is one of the most important details in the notice The Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Brazil’s digital regulator invites comment on updates to age verification guidance
Brazil has opened a period of public consultation on its guidance document covering age verification mechanisms, including biometric methods. Per…
GitHub exposure points to broader contractor identity security gaps at CISA
A public GitHub repository reportedly maintained by an employee of Nightwing, a contractor supporting the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
Digital identity must be built for interoperability from day one, says Margins CEO
Prominent Ghanaian entrepreneur and Margins ID Group founder and CEO Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr. has argued that national digital identity…
Indonesia, PNG join 50-in-5 as digital public infrastructure push expands
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have joined the 50-in-5 campaign, a global initiative supporting the deployment of digital public…
Malaysia mandates age checks for social media users, ID verification for advertisers
Malaysia’s National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) is doing some careful messaging as age verification becomes mandatory for opening social media…
Thales supplier Linxens comes under scrutiny by UK’s Labour party
Passport component supplier Linxens is facing scrutiny over ownership links to Chinese investment firms that have been placed on the…
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