Uganda MPs want clarity on biometric voting system as EC asks for more funds
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has promised to conduct a live demo of how newly acquired biometric kits will be used…
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Ethiopia aims for Africa’s best digital payments network by 2035
Ethiopia has unveiled a strategic roadmap which aims to enable the country set up one of the leading digital payment…
OECD suggests measures to strengthen Chile’s digital ID rollout strategy
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says Chile has already recorded substantial progress in the implementation of its…
Malaysia begins MyDigital ID verification integration for all mobile operators
Scams have surged in Southeast Asia with Malaysia in particular witnessing unprecedented increases in fraud. The Malaysian government has turned…
Guinea launches biometric system to weed out ‘ghost’ public workers
Guinea has officially put into use a biometric verification system aimed at combatting the phenomenon of ‘ghost’ workers which has…
Experts re-echo need for African countries to strengthen DPI sovereignty
There is a growing necessity for African countries to have greater control over their Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), despite getting…
Philippines confirms national ID held by 80% after biometric deduplication
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 90 million Filipinos have now been registered and verified in the national…
South Africa builds mDL as part of MyMzansi’ functional ID component
South Africa’s Communication Minister Solly Malatsi recently made a demo of a mobile driver’s license (mDL) prototype recently built within…
Ethiopia approves five-year strategy to expedite digital transformation
Ethiopia’s council of ministers has greenlighted the Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy, a blueprint intended to add traction to the country’s…
PNG looks to expand financial inclusion with digital ID, bank collaboration
Papua New Guinea is taking steps toward digital transformation and financial inclusion with a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed…
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