Huawei accelerates global digital transformation with digital ID, ICT and 5G projects
In recent years, global telecommunications provider Huawei Technologies has significantly ramped up its involvement in infrastructure projects aimed at supporting…
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.
Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania upgrade digital ID systems in concert with development partners
Zambia has carried out a major first step in its transition towards a modern legal and digital identity system, by…
Finger vein biometrics from Global ID deployed in Namibia’s fight against HIV
A new application of Global ID’s finger vein biometrics to help reduce HIV Infections among vulnerable young people is launching…
Digital legal identity is key to climate and energy crisis response, UNDP argues
In an era where legal identity is the gateway to essential services, 850 million people worldwide lack the means to…
NADRA expands digital identity card services to post offices, trans people
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) of Pakistan has expanded its digital identity services to enhance accessibility and inclusion,…
3-week biometric voter registration on in Ghana amid opposition hullabaloo
A nationwide biometric voter registration initiative launched on May 7 is gathering steam in Ghana with the process expected to…
Philippines digital ID proving vital for social protection
The Philippines national digital ID (PhilID) is fulfilling its social protection function as over one million poor citizens were recently…
African nations and fintechs urged to boost digital ID, DPI for economic gain
Representatives of Africa’s fintech sector heard about the importance of digital identity, and digital public infrastructure more generally, to the…
Lesotho commits to 50-in-5 campaign as advocacy for CRVS-DPI integration thickens
The 50-in-5 campaign – an advocacy to support at least 50 countries build safe, inclusive an interoperable digital public infrastructure…
Malawi on path to inclusion with digital ID project supported by EU, UNDP
The government of Malawi, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Union (EU)…
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