Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
Stateless persons as well as newborns in Rwanda will be among those able to have a digital identity card if…
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Biometric SIM registration soon in Mozambique, Ghana orders block of unlinked lines
The club of countries introducing biometrics for SIM card registration continues to expand with Mozambique being the latest to unveil…
Stakeholders examine benefits of digital public infrastructure at IMF meeting
Speakers at a seminar during the recent spring meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions (IMF and World Bank) shared thoughts…
India state runs facial recognition on unsuspecting telco customers to fight fraud
Facial recognition algorithms reportedly have identified 30,000 fake SIM cards this spring in the west coast Indian state of Gujarat….
Government of India proposes Aadhaar authentication for businesses
The Government of India has recently released a draft notification proposing “voluntary” use of Aadhaar one-time passcode (OTP) or biometric…
Liberia enrols 1.4M citizens in ‘flawed’ 1st phase biometric voter registration
The first phase of Liberia’s first-ever biometric voter registration process which saw the enrolment of 1.4 million people has been…
Uganda new ID plans reportedly stalled; 3M current cards unclaimed
The National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) may not be able to deliver on its promise of issuing…
Outcome of public digital infrastructures should be social before being economical
Jaume Dubois, Senior consultant at ID30, previously former SVP Product and Projects at Gemalto, Thales and Laxton, explains its vision…
Tech5 joins Secure Identity Alliance and OSIA to advance open standards in digital ID
Tech5 has joined the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), as well as its initiative for open-standards in foundational digital ID systems….
Nepal pauses national ID card verification contract to probe tender process
Nepal’s Cabinet is halting a biometric ID contract and forming a panel to probe the decision by the country’s former…
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