Though efforts to deliver identity to all people in Africa through biometrics and other digital technologies have been stopped in…
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 including daily coverage of biometrics-based national digital identity projects.
Features and interviews
Read Biometric Update exclusive features and in-depth interviews with project stakeholders about digital identity initiatives in developing countries.
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Digital ID projects and initiatives
A curated list of biometric digital identity initiatives to improve development outcomes, a glossary of common terms and a history of digital identification in the developing world.
ID4Africa news, conference coverage
ID4Africa is an ID-4-All movement to promote legal identity for all in Africa. It is a tripartite with representation from governments, development agencies and industry. Biometric Update has provided full coverage of the event for the last four years. ID4Africa 2020 will be held in Morocco.
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.
