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Digital identity in developing nations

With UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calling for legal identity for all by 2030, Biometric Update is taking a special in-depth focus on digital ID projects in developing countries with daily coverage of biometrics-based national digital identity projects. Give a listen to our podcast ID16.9.

By Ayang Macdonald

The plan by the government of Cameroon to put in place a system for the issuance of biometric visas and…

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By Frank Hersey

Worldcoin’s dream of providing biometrically unique “proof of personhood” for the entire globe takes a step forward with the release…

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By Frank Hersey

Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID),…

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By Frank Hersey

“We’re convinced there are 20 countries in Africa who can achieve the SDG, achieve Mission 100. And we believe actually…

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By Frank Hersey

India sees an interoperable future for its economy and African countries could benefit from separating population registers and social protection…

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By Frank Hersey

“I can design my own systems, I don’t need IIIT-Bangalore. That would be the success of this project,” says Prof…

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By Chris Burt

Civil registration and vital statistics systems are being gradually digitalized in African nations, and the pictures both of how they…

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By Ayang Macdonald

Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon.…

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By Frank Hersey

Indonesia may receive US$250 million in funding from the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to…

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By Frank Hersey

The open-source, free-to-use civil registration and vital statistics platform OpenCRVS has introduced substantial developments in its latest version, 1.2. New…

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International Identity Day

The campaign calls to recognize September 16 as International Identity Day in tribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 which calls for legal identity for all by 2030. The purpose is to raise awareness about the role identity plays in empowering individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities fairly and equitably in a modern society. Biometric Update is proud to be a coalition partner.

By Chris Burt

The lessons learned from other countries implementing digital ID systems have helped inform the development of Ethiopia’s national program, panelists…

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