Digital ID a major step toward fighting invisibility in Africa
African governments can effectively reduce the invisibility of persons in their countries by investing more in digital ID which provides…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries. Listen to our ID16.9 podcast.
LATAM and Caribbean embrace DPI, led by Guyana’s digital ID and biometrics push
Latin America and the Caribbean have been leveraging technology to enhance public services, drive economic growth, and improve security, with…
Gabon puts digital ID at forefront of its digital transformation journey
Since June, citizens in the central African nation of Gabon have been able to obtain a new generation national ID…
Philippines central bank gives greenlight for new ID card printing contract
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) or central bank of the Philippines has told the country’s identity authority (PSA) to…
UNDP experts prescribe coordinated efforts to streamline digital transformation in Malawi
Two digital ID maestros working with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have advised that the government of Malawi, private…
Digital public infrastructure a pillar of UN’s ambitious Global Digital Compact
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) has made it into the United Nation’s ambitious Pact for the Future, designed to boost cooperation…
Cameroon civil registration agency lobbies govt to officialize ID Day
The National Civil Status Registration Office of Cameroon (BUNEC) used the International Identity Day observed recently to highlight how vital…
eTUNNEL wins contract to supply biometric smart cards for UN organizations
The International Telecommunication Union has chosen eTUNNEL Inc. to provide it with biometric smart cards for deployment across its member…
The Quad should take up digital public infrastructure as one of its goals: Carnegie
As the U.S. prepares to host the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is calling on…
MOSIP takes on identity management challenges with hackathon, uni partnership
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is a week into its “MOSIP Decode 2024,” a virtual hackathon designed to…
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