Ghana starts follow-up nationwide biometric ID card enrollment drive
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has begun a new phase of a registration campaign for the country’s national…
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Sri Lanka passes data protection legislation to handle digital ID privacy concerns
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Technology Kanaka Herath has given assurances that the government is taking a raft of measures,…
SIM registration system in Philippines accepts digital IDs with animal faces
In the Philippines, the NBI ran an “experiment” and found that SIM cards can be registered even with the photo…
Simprints wants second pair of eyes on its biometrics plans in Ethiopia
A non-profit fingerprint recognition company is looking for a consultant’s help for work it’s doing on Ethiopia’s digital health care…
Biometric authentication tender launched for food benefits program in Indian state
A tender process is underway to select a biometric solution provider for a supplementary food distribution program dubbed “poshahar” in…
India’s Gujarat State to assign family digital ID numbers for social service access
Authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat are working on a plan to issue digital ID cards with unique numbers…
Nigeria to strengthen digital ID enrollment operations to ease access to govt services
The acting director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has expressed her determination to improve conditions…
Philippines launches ‘eGov’ super app, tests biometric authentication for national IDs
The Philippines recently-launched eGov PH Super App aims to streamline government documents and services access. Part of the e-Gov PH system,…
Equatorial Guinea, Ghana want to flush out ‘ghost’ public workers using biometrics
The use of biometrics to identify government workers in African countries has been gaining traction over the years, and Equatorial…
Group urges Nigeria to deploy biometrics in upcoming census
Afenifere, a socio-political organization working on behalf of the Yoruba people in Nigeria, believes using biometrics during Nigeria’s planned population…
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