Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries. Read our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…
Some experts have expressed apprehensions that the government of Nepal has contracted a new loan for the implementation of a…
A Ugandan initiative dubbed Government Systems Prototype Showcase that intends to encourage innovation in the areas of digital identity, civil…
Governments and development organizations reached a convergence on how to achieve sustainability and local ownership of open source identity systems…
Ethiopia’s Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project is in urgent need of “Super Agents” to facilitate large-scale registration and…
Kenya is rolling out a digital birth notification system designed to automatically connect hospitals with the country’s civil registration and…
Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. is overhauling its corporate structure to strengthen focus on its offerings for national digital economies….
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has tabled a budget of 13.8 billion Rand (about US$828 million) in parliament for…
For Africa to benefit from the promise of identity, adopting strong governance frameworks and business models to graduate to sustainable…
Cabo Verde has increased birth registration to 99 percent within five years after linking its civil registration and national identity…