ID4Africa introduces new ambassador program
ID4Africa introduced its new ambassador program at its second annual government meeting in Kigali on Wednesday. The program allows representatives…
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Rwanda to introduce new eID card
Rwanda announced on Tuesday at the ID4Africa Forum and exposition in Kigali that it will roll-out an integrated eID card…
ID4Africa holds successful first day
Rwanda is successfully hosting Africa’s annual meeting on digital identity management. The three-day event is the second annual government meeting…
ID4Africa event opens in Kigali next week
The second annual meeting of the ID4Africa Movement, opens next Tuesday in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, hosted by the National…
ID4Africa advocates for social inclusion through digital identity
ID4Africa describes itself as a movement promoting digital identity as a driver of socio-economic development in Africa. ID4Africa was co-founded…
World Bank issues report on tech inequality
The World Bank released a report last week that found that tech firms are making inequality worse. While the report…
Accenture and Word Bank release report on universal ID
Today, Accenture and the World Bank released a report to help developing nations create universal ID management systems. The report…
World Bank provides $300m in biometric-enabled cash cards to poorest mothers in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government signed a $300 million financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDC), the World Bank’s concessional arm…
Biometrics ensure that World Bank support goes to civil servants in Somalia
After 23 years of absence, the World Bank Group has reengaged in Somalia with a new Multi-Partner Fund for Somalia…
Aadhaar direct cash transfer to save 0.5% of the Indian GDP: IMF
In the IMF’s recently published report, “Regional Outlook: Asia and Pacific”, the group notes that the integration of direct cash…
