Myanmar’s digital ID strategy comes amid a fraught landscape
Myanmar’s military government is accelerating construction of national digital identity infrastructure despite ongoing civil war, using a phased deployment strategy…
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Bangladesh budgets US$748 million for One-ID digital identity project
Bangladesh has revealed implementation details for its planned One-ID digital identity platform, publishing the proposed budget, issuance strategy and technical…
Saudi Arabia adds national ID photo updates to Absher
Saudi Arabia’s Absher digital government app now allows citizens to update the photograph associated with their national ID card online. The…
Sri Lanka sets Q4 target for SL-UDI rollout
Sri Lanka is preparing to issue its first production digital identities next quarter, beginning a phased rollout of the country’s…
Madagascar strengthens trust architecture for national digital ID
Madagascar is strengthening the legal, institutional and technical foundations of its national digital identity program, introducing new cybercrime legislation as…
Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project
Cybastion has committed $75 million to fund the construction of digital infrastructure in Cameroon, including a data center and an…
Co-Develop, Caribou outline governance blueprint for DPI adoption
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) programs have grown to include more than 100 countries globally. Recognizing this expansion, Co-Develop and Caribou…
Gabon turns to Rwanda for digital identity, government expertise
Gabon has reached out to Rwanda for collaboration on the implementation of a digital government ecosystem as the Central African…
Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide
Asia-Pacific is building one of the world’s largest digital identity ecosystems, but not through a single model. A new regional…
2.8B still excluded from digital ID as new gender gaps emerge: World Bank
An estimated 2.8 billion people worldwide remain shut out from government-recognized digital ID systems, creating what the World Bank describes as…
