NEC infant fingerprinting system approaches move from vaccination delivery to legal ID
ID Day was held this past Saturday, September 16, in recognition of United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16’s target 9;…
ID for All
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Ethiopia makes Fayda the main credential for civil servants
Ethiopia’s National Identity Program (NIDP) has entered into a partnership with the country’s Federal Civil Service Commission to make the…
MOSIP spotlights biometrics trade-offs at Turing conference
The Trustworthy Digital Identity International Conference 2023, held on September 14 and 15 in Bengaluru, India, hosted discussions about the…
Nigerian digital ID firm says federal govt partly responsible for $100M loss
A Nigerian digital ID solutions company, Chams Plc., which has provided different services to the country’s federal government in the…
Somalia begins issuing new biometric digital ID developed with NADRA’s help
Somalia has launched its own biometric identity card system with the head of the government expressing hope it will help…
Nigeria celebrates ID Day with digital ID self-enrollment app launch
Nigeria launched a new app with contactless fingerprint biometrics to allow people to carry out self-service enrollment to the country’s…
Foundational identity: Empowering every citizen’s rights to health, education, and democracy
By Sébastien Gueremy, VP Identification & Verification Solutions at Thales In a world that increasingly emphasizes the importance of human…
Kenyan rights groups warn digital ID program repeating past mistakes
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission is leading a group of ten civil society groups in responding to the country’s digital…
Events in dozens of countries to mark 2023 ID Day
Experts and major actors in the identity space have been reiterating the importance of legal and digital identity in the…
Ethiopia rolls out student IDs, integrates biometric data to issue Fayda
Ethiopia’s National ID Program and Ministry of Education have announced that biometric digital ID has been adopted as the official…
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