Bhutan launches wallet pilot, unveils website for national SSI digital ID
Bhutan is advancing the deployment of blockchain-based digital ID, with the government recently unveiling a website and social media handles…
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Kenya delays new digital ID launch due to ‘unfavorable circumstances’
Kenyan authorities say a new date will be announced for the launch of the country’s new digital ID system after…
Philippines adds digital ID to govt super app as World Bank okays $600M support
Philippines’ digital ID, the digital version of the physical ID card dubbed PhilID, is the latest feature to be added…
Sri Lanka to run new digital ID tender after Madras disqualified
After much controversy, the multi-million dollar tender for Sri Lanka’s digital identity project will be refloated. The news comes after…
Report proposes holistic, responsible approach to biometrics deployment in humanitarian contexts
Results of a study carried out between February 2022 and June 2023 have highlighted that the use of biometrics in…
Co-Develop invests in OpenCRVS for DPI development
DPI development investor Co-Develop announced an investment in OpenCRVS, a standards-based open source software that gives governments the power to…
Worldcoin registers 200,000 Chileans in LATAM market push
Worldcoin’s pitch for a global currency and digital identity system has arrived in Chile, after facing roadblocks and government censure…
Court challenge frees up NADRA to restart ID card issuance to trans people
Pakistan’s national database and registry, NADRA, is resuming issuing ID cards to transgender people using an X to designate a…
Zimbabwe upgrades to enable online application for biometric passports, ID cards
The Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ministry of Zimbabwe has announced that a process is underway to upgrade its national…
Leaders in Philippines weigh ePhilIDs vs physical IDs amid problems meeting production
As of September 8th, 2023, roughly 81 million Filipinos have registered for national IDs in the past three years, but…
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