Yoti discusses digital identity use to monitor food and cash rations
Yoti has published the first of six articles looking at the use of digital identities in different humanitarian settings. Specifically,…
ID for All
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Researchers, advocates make case for more inclusive digital ID systems in ID4Africa Livecast
Researchers on digital ID-related issues as well as digital rights advocates and civil society campaigners have deplored existing gaps that…
Nigeria to try again on data protection regulation, India seeks further consultation
Moves to put Data Protection Regulation (DPR) in place in Nigeria, China, and India have seen different developments this week….
NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
Biometric passports coming to Armenia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has extended passport issuance, recently only available in the capital Kabul, to seven provinces, and will prioritize…
Digital identity among African cross-border trade issues UNDP seeks research on
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has published a call to tender for the selection of a firm to conduct…
World foundational digital identity systems under review by Privacy International
Privacy International has begun a series of investigations into the technologies behind foundational digital identity systems in place around the world….
PhilID biometrics registration passes 40M, considered for Filipinos living abroad
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is considering extending its Philippine ID (PhilID) program to Filipinos living and working abroad, according…
UN explores digital identity sector to inform legal identity progress
The UNDP has released the final report of a series of roundtable sessions it held in the spring to examine…
Nigeria counts on biometrics to recapture nearly 4K fleeing jail-breakers
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said his ministry is working in collaboration with the Nigerian Identity Management Commission…
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