Philippines govt pushes adoption of digital national ID as enrollments pass 85M
The digital version of the Philippines national ID card (PhilID), known as ePhilID, makes it much easier for users to…
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MPs challenge proposal to spend $15M on Ghana Cards for children
Opposition lawmakers in Ghana’s parliament have stood up against a proposal by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to spend…
UK outlines digital development strategy for developing nations
Digital public infrastructure (DPI), including the international digital identity for development project, will be one of the central priorities of…
MOSIP signs Peru agreement, commits to inclusive digital ID pursuits in LATAM
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) hopes to make stronger headway into Latin America following the signing of a…
AI for secure digital identity revolutionizing banking in Pakistan
Artificial Intelligence (AI), is revolutionizing the banking sector and presents unprecedented options for proficiency and innovation. The adoption of AI…
MOSIP President makes a diagnosis of Connect 2024, outlines future focus
The President of MOSIP, Prof S. Rajagopalan, says the maiden MOSIP Connect conference which took place early this month in…
Cameroon mayors commit to free civil registration document issuance
At least 13 of the 34 mayors in the North West Region of Cameroon have issued statements emphasizing their commitment…
Ghana’s election agency denies reports of missing biometric verification devices
Claims that seven biometric verification devices of the Ghana Electoral Commission (EC) went missing have been debunked by a top…
Margins Group CEO advocates data harmonization for Ghana to curb duplication, ID fraud
The CEO of Margins Group, the company producing Ghana’s national ID card (Ghana Card), Moses Baiden, has emphasized the need…
Nigeria inaugurates committee to spearhead inclusive digital ID drive
A steering committee to man efforts within the framework of Nigeria’s Digital Identification for Development (Nigeria ID4D) project has been…
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