Africa’s digital ID ecosystem needs more transparency to protect human rights: report
The speed and scale of biometrics and digital ID expansion across Africa may be necessary to meet United Nations Sustainable…
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Major AI, DPI initiatives to support Africa single digital market unveiled
Pan-African digital transformation organization Smart Africa announced major partnerships and initiatives at this year’s Transform Africa Summit which took place…
Open-source software for DPI market still largely underdeveloped, research finds
Open-source software (OSS) adoption for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) still lags behind proprietary technology not because it is immature, but…
Global but uneven progress made on digital public infrastructure: IIPP report
Findings led by the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) at the University College of London (UCL) show there’s…
New World Bank data shows 800M people worldwide still lack legal identity
An estimated 800 million people around the world still lack official proof of identity with many of them children whose…
Senegal taps inspiration from Togo’s digital ID experience
The Senegalese government is hoping to tap from Togo’s experience to build its digital ID system. A delegation from Dakar…
Brookings and Co-Develop urge smarter MDB financing and digital infrastructure reuse
As governments increasingly invest in digital public infrastructure (DPI), a new policy discussion led by Brookings and Co‑Develop is calling…
New Digital Public Infrastructure program from World Bank aims for inclusivity
The World Bank has released its annual report on the Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative, marking ten years of the…
Digital ID solutions for displaced populations addressed at UN
Civitas ID, the digital identity platform developed for displaced populations, launched during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly…
iDAKTO CSO explains Morocco’s move to prioritize digital ID after cyberattacks
Morocco’s response to a series of cyberattacks earlier this year claimed by an Algerian hacker group includes fast-tracking the adoption…
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