ID16.9 podcast examines role of private sector in meeting UN’s 2030 legal identity goal
The latest episode of the ID16.9 Podcast produced by Biometric Update focusses on how involved private sector companies and other…
ID for All
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. Listen to our ID16.9 podcast.
Biometric ID, prison programs questioned at federal, state levels in Pakistan
A federal ombudsman in Pakistan is saying that “proper functioning” biometric ID systems must be installed all jails in that…
Integrated Biometrics sees financial inclusion gains from Nigeria’s digital ID
A new case study from Integrated Biometrics (IB) explains the company’s engagement with the Nigerian government, including how its Kojak…
Philippines toolkit will allow digitization, ID verification across local, national govt
UBX, an open finance subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), has launched UrGovPH, a suite of open finance…
UIDAI to highlight strengths of Aadhaar biometric ID for the poor in new campaign
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning to undertake a new awareness raising campaign intended to underline for…
Kenyan election’s poll-day success belies suspicion of Smartmatic biometric voter kits
Ahead of a court challenge of the results of Kenya’s recent election, African publication The Elephant examined the role of…
Zimbabwe’s leader a controversial proponent of biometric IDs
It likely is not the endorsement that backers of digital national IDs would seek, but the controversial President of Zimbabwe…
India’s high court requests UIDAI to use Aadhaar biometrics to ID accident victims
India’s High Court (HC) is asking the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as well as the Delhi city government…
Pakistani political ‘hecklers’ threatened with blocked biometric ID, bank accounts
Pakistan’s Interior Minister has warned that supporters of recently-ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party whose…
Lessons in informing public about digital ID from Jamaica and Singapore
Communication with the public about how digital ID programs work has been insufficient in some past instances, but a government…
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