Kenyans’ efforts to improve digital ID prominent among Good ID Awards
The Good ID Awards for 2021 have been announced, with four winners in each Accountability, Inclusion, Privacy and Security. The…
ID for All
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Philippines seeks financial inclusion, digital ID expected to reach 50M this year
Filipino authorities have projected that up to 50 million citizens will be registered for the biometrics-embedded PhilID card by the…
Malaysia to roll out biometrics-backed digital ID
Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has disclosed that the process to implement a digital identity system in the…
India tests mobile voting, arranges Aadhaar hackathon – both spell controversy
India is testing biometric, blockchain-based mobile phone voting for the first time in the hope of increasing turnout and reducing…
Civil servants urged to register in Kenya’s biometric health insurance system
Kenyan civil servants are being urged to complete biometric registration for the country’s National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to make…
ID4Africa looks to expand ranks of digital ID Ambassadors
ID4Africa has announced commencement of the application process for its 2022 class of Ambassadors, with a disclosure that the digital…
Pakistan blocks 732K SIMs issued without biometrics, Nigeria registers 180M
Pakistan says it has blocked 732,000 SIM cards that were registered without the owners going through the required biometric verification…
Morocco, Lesotho report progress on digital ID ecosystems development
Identity management officials in Morocco and Lesotho have explained the different stages of their efforts in the building and rollout…
Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
Governments grapple with biometric voter rolls, Thales reaches 15 deployments
Thales has deployed 15 different systems around the world for voter registration and verification with its ID management and biometric technologies,…
