Biometric credentials issued and promoted by governments from Brazil to Lagos
New biometrics identity credentials have been proposed or launched around the world as government digital identity schemes continue to roll…
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New biometrics identity credentials have been proposed or launched around the world as government digital identity schemes continue to roll…
The head of the Yaounde international vaccination centre, a structure under the Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon, Dr. Ntsobe…
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…