Papua New Guinea to tap India’s digital public infrastructure experience
India will share the experience of its digital public infrastructure (DPI) known as “India Stack” with Papua New Guinea to…
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Identity accessibility among barriers to financial inclusion for Nigeria’s rural women
Hindrances to the uptake of digital identity by women, especially in the rural parts of Nigeria, are among the factors…
Cyberattack on Kenya’s digital infrastructure continues
Kenya’s eCitizen portal, used by the public to access over 5,000 services, has been under a massive attack that has…
Galaxy phone users in India now have access to digital IDs via Samsung Wallet
It is now possible for users of Samsung Galaxy smartphones to access their Aadhaar digital ID, PAN cards and other…
MOSIP ready for next phase after building up digital ID ecosystem
The Modular Open-Source Identity Platform has made a major impact on the digital ID systems of countries in Asia and…
Experiences with national digital ID lead to recommendations on rights protection, takeup
Adequately addressing human rights concerns remains a key issue as Kenya is looking forward to introducing a new digital identity…
Benin issues digital IDs to citizens living abroad
Benin’s National Agency for the Identification of Persons (ANIP) has dispatched teams to fifteen countries around the world to assign…
India women use digital IDs to apply for basic income program
The chief minister of India’s Tamil Nadu state has opened a camp in the Dharmapuri district to help 10 million…
Mistrust in Liberia’s biometric voter registration system is high, survey claims
Many Liberians believe the newly introduced biometric voter registration (BVR) system may not do much to ensure credible and transparent…
Ghana to begin issuing digital IDs to newborns from August
The issuance of digital ID numbers, known as Ghana Card numbers, to newborns in Ghana is set to begin next…
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