Voter registration plan makes Ghana Card ‘political tool,’ claims opposition
Ghana’s main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it strongly stands against an ongoing move to make the…
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UNDP report reviews crucial role, next steps in building DPI in developing countries
An assessment conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has highlighted the UN…
India envisages additional measures against growing Aadhaar-enabled payments fraud
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning additional fraud risk management measures after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)…
Tanzania wants to accelerate digital govt plan with single service window, database links
The Tanzanian government says it is working to incorporate AI into its digital government plans in order to make access…
Nigerian state governorship aspirant calls for biometric capture in national census
There is a new call for Nigeria to collect biometric information from citizens during a delayed national population census expected…
NADRA and SBP lead collaborative reforms for financial stability in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) are leading transformative efforts in a…
Liberia’s President directs NIR to expand biometric database, renew more IDs
Officials of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) say they are dispatching teams to the field to make sure that employees…
Policy experts call for AU-EU cooperation in building Africa’s digital economy
African countries participating in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) are preparing to adopt the Digital Trade Protocol in…
Belize to kick off national ID and biometric data strategy as soon as March
Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for…
Nigerian States receive biometric devices to step up digital ID enrollment
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says it has boosted the digital ID enrollment capacity of all states…
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