Concerns raised over biometric voter registration delays ahead of Liberia elections
Some civil society actors as well as political party officials in Liberia have expressed worries over a number of issues…
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Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
The Identification Register Bill and Cayman Islands Identification Card Bill have both been passed by parliament after mandatory registration elements…
Kenyan Telco urged to delete biometric data collected for SIM registration
Global human rights watchdog Access Now has called on a mobile telecommunications company in Kenya, Safaricom, to delete all face…
Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
India’s National Health Authority has selected Life Clips’ subsidiary Belfrics to issue roughly one million Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA)…
Identity in digital payment schemes: city, state, nation or – for India – the globe
Digital identity and broader digital ecosystems and government stacks are emerging to serve various functions at the local and national…
Guinea to introduce biometric land management with Datasonic
Guinea has entered a profit-sharing agreement with Malaysia’s Datasonic Group Berhad for a range of services including secure document printing,…
Automated biometric voter system a go in Nigerian elections, despite criticisms
Upcoming elections in Nigeria will go ahead with a biometric platform for the accreditation of voters and other functions —…
Does the husband know? Some issues surrounding IDs for refugees can shock
It can be tempting for some to think that for all the despair and chaos assumed at a refugee crisis,…
Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
From no national ID system in 2017, Malawi has now registered around 94 percent of its adult population and those…
Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
The Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Project Monitoring Committee (JPMC) has launched the procurement process for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity…
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