Congo to hire consultants for legal frameworks of digitized identity, civil register
The Republic of the Congo is on the hunt for consultants to review the country’s legal and regulatory framework for…
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New South African smart card driver’s license to meet ISO 18013 standard
Authorities in South Africa say the new version of the country’s driver’s license for which a pilot is due to…
PDF version of India’s digital voter ID has low availability, lower uptake
A total of 98 million Indian voters are eligible to download the legal PDF version of their digital voter ID…
Philippines: almost 15M SIM cards registered in first few days, calls to link to PhilID
More than 14 million SIM cards were linked to users’ ID in the opening days of the campaign, according to…
MOSIP registrations pass 76M, Burkina Faso partners for pilot with more in pipeline
More than 76 million people around the world have now been registered into MOSIP-based identity systems and Burkina Faso becomes…
Biometric voter ID projects advance in Liberia and Nigeria, urged in Guyana
Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) says pen has finally been put to paper on a contract for the supply of…
World Bank proposes $250M for Indonesia digital ID for public and private service access
Indonesia may receive US$250 million in funding from the World Bank Group’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to…
Biometric system reveals Somalia’s civil service payroll filled by ghost workers
More than two thirds of Somalia’s federal civil servants earn salaries for doing no work, claims the president. The government…
India offers digital infrastructure to the world, launches innovation showcases
India is using its Presidency of the G-20 to invite international adoption of its ‘India Stack,’ which includes the world’s…
Efforts to increase digital ID issuance across Africa maintain steam
As digital ID adoption continues around the world, a number of countries in Africa including Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, are…
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