Philippines pilots new capabilities for civil registry, QR codes galore
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) is piloting the country’s new civil registry system ahead of national rollout. The system gives…
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The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) is piloting the country’s new civil registry system ahead of national rollout. The system gives…
The southern African nations of Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns for citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their…
Lawmakers in Kenya’s National Assembly will not hold a special debate session on whether to endorse proposed major amendments to…
The German Marshall Fund of the United States has published a new report exploring the intersection of digital wallets and…
A report published by the national daily Nigerian Tribune has examined the progress so far made by the country’s government…
India has seen some of its major innovation-first projects driven largely by the Aadhaar biometric ID system, the new foundational…
A new report published by Cambridge University Press highlights data protection and justice concerns related to Brazil’s national digital ID….
The Bahamas Ministry of Economic Affairs and the National e-Identification System (NIS) Committee held a two-day workshop to kickstart engagement…
“Word of mouth spreads faster than our official communications,” said Henock Ali of Ethiopia’s National ID Program during the feedback…
Digital payments and account ownership are up and the gender gap in accounts has shrunk, according to the World Bank’s…