New ‘highly secure’ biometric system proposed for food ration distribution in India
A study published in the International Research Journal on Advanced Engineering and Management has proposed a new fingerprint biometric system…
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Australia, Nigeria announce moves to ease digital birth registration
Governments in Australia and Nigeria are working on digital birth registration to make it easier for parents to qualify their…
UNHCR to seek provider for BIMS lightweight fingerprint and iris scanners
Biometrics firms should be aware of a forthcoming procurement opportunity with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which…
CMU, MSC open hackathon series to increase digital ID use cases in Africa
Students from universities across Eastern Africa have been invited to submit ideas in the first of a series of planned…
Groups reject expiry date for digital ID cards in Kenya as govt defends move
Some civil society organizations in Kenya say they want an explanation from the government with regard to the institution of…
Contractor needed for project to identify civil registration hurdles in Chad
A request for the Expression of Interest (EOI) has been launched for a consultancy firm to identify challenges that stand…
Contractor distances self from biometric device failures in South Africa elections
A Johannesburg-based company, Ren-Form, which supplied biometric hardware to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says it is not…
Philippines continues successful national ID, digital transformation programs
The Philippines is forging ahead with digital transformation initiatives mandated by its “Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service…
Kenya austerity measures affect biometric voter management system budget
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya (IEBC) has cried out that supplementary budget cuts instructed by the President…
Coppernic biometric tablets selected for Guinea scholarship program modernization
Coppernic has announced its involvement in the modernization of a foreign studies scholarship program for the west African nation of…
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