Nigeria’s digital identity agency NIMC to get $61M funding to upgrade identity infrastructure
Nigeria’s cabinet, the Federal Executive Council, has approved N25 billion (U.S.$61 million) for the upgrading of identity infrastructure at the…
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Sri Lanka biometrics pilot project awarded to IriTech after MOSIP self-compliance test
IriTech has announced that it has successfully completed a self-compliance program on its IriSentinel iris biometric scanner device based on…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboarding
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,…
Biometric hardware failures prompt Delhi government to change rations collection rules
The department of food and civil supplies of Delhi in India has taken steps to ensure that families can receive…
Cameroon reveals intention to issue biometric residence permits
The Secretary General at Cameroon’s Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, says the President of the Republic has the given the green…
Philippines digital ID registration biometric phase advances amid quarantines
Biometric enrollment for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is proceeding at pace. Over 26 million people have completed Step 2…
Papua New Guinea advised against using biometrics in next year’s election
Terence Wood, a Research Fellow at the Development Policy Center — an Australia-based aid and development policy think tank —…
World Bank official proposes digital identity steps to drive inclusion in West, Central Africa
The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, says the continent has strong digital growth potential,…
PhilSys to launch mobile version of biometric PhilID card
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that it is working to launch the mobile version of the biometric Philippine…
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