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Biometric Update publishes exclusive features and executive interviews along with forward-looking, systematic data about digital identity projects in developing nations.

Major gains in digital identity policy and the related regulation of data privacy in many African countries provide practical lessons…

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Digital ID key in Kenya’s digital transformation agenda: Eliud Owalo

(Dr. Joseph Atick, Eliud Owalo, and Julius Bitok on stage at ID4Africa 2023) In Kenya, the idea of a national identity…

 

Population scale ID verification in focus at ID4Africa 2023

The various options available when it comes to identity verification at population scale for access to services, the challenges as…

 

Study finds digital IDs would yield economic good in three African nations

A new multinational study of African countries claims that digital IDs could save people millions and even hundreds of millions…

 

MOSIP building “an ecosystem” of biometrics labs, partnering with more universities

MOSIP is focusing on expanding its engagement with the biometrics ecosystem, as well as different use cases for the foundational…

 

Activists urge Kenya not to repeat mistakes of Huduma Namba in new digital ID plan

Nine human and digital rights groups including Access Now and the Kenya Human Rights Commission have called on the government…

 

Gabon hopes to deliver on its lingering national ID card promise this year

This December could usher in good tidings for citizens of the central African nation of Gabon who have gone for…

 

One-click KYC without an ID document upload? Startup AiPrise says its coming

KYC providers regularly claim the ability to onboard people from all over the world. Whether for financial inclusion or just…

 

Outcome of public digital infrastructures should be social before being economical

Jaume Dubois, Senior consultant at ID30, previously former SVP Product and Projects at Gemalto, Thales and Laxton, explains its vision…

 

Community identity, digital public infrastructure pitched to catch up on SGDs

Businesses, governments, and non-government organizations are mooting different approaches to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including the provision…

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