Digital ID case studies suggest solvable technical issues, but raise fundamental questions
Digital platforms that government systems are being built on, like digital ID, promise greater inclusion and protection for citizens, but…
ID for All
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Digital ID enrollment efforts scale up in Kuwait, Nigeria
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Authority (NIMC) says it is intensifying efforts to get many more citizens and legal residents in…
WEF publishes report on decentralized ID, warns of biometrics risks
Roughly 850 million people in the world still do not have an official ID, while some of those that have…
India’s Account Aggregator DPI could promote equitable financial access: World Bank
India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face a credit gap of between $250 billion and $300 billion. The World…
The case for an integrated digital CRVS system for African countries
Speakers during the ID4Africa Livecast on June 21, which was dedicated to summarising key points from some workshops during the…
Morocco will introduce digital IDs into health services
Moroccans will soon be able to use their digital identity for accessing health services after government representatives signed an agreement…
Bhutan’s digital ID bill scales through National Assembly amid accountability concerns
Members of the National Assembly of Bhutan on Monday June 19 overwhelmingly voted in favour the National Identity Bill which…
Philippines wants to add iris biometrics to tackle double voter registration
As part of efforts to reduce the rate of double registrations during voter enrollment, the Commission on Elections of the…
India expands partnership on digital public infrastructure experience-sharing at G20
India recently concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four countries to share its digital stack experience with them. The…
Namibian lawmakers examine bill to streamline civil registration, lower age for ID cards
A draft piece of legislation seeking to make changes to Namibia’s civil status registration and identification system is currently in…
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