South Africa’s MyMzansi DPI blueprint to revolutionize public service culture
The South African government has expressed optimism that the effective implementation of digital public infrastructure (DPI) under the MyMzansi Digital…
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Brookings and Co-Develop urge smarter MDB financing and digital infrastructure reuse
As governments increasingly invest in digital public infrastructure (DPI), a new policy discussion led by Brookings and Co‑Develop is calling…
GET Group revealed as maker of Costa Rica’s national digital ID app
The details of how Costa Rica’s national digital ID will work and the app built by GET Group and Radiográfica…
Sri Lanka launches National Cyber Security Operations Centre, Cyber Protection Strategy
Sri Lanka’s National Cyber Security Operations Centre (NCSOC) was recently declared open by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a ceremony…
Vanuatu holds consultations on digital ID system implementation
The government of Vanuatu is holding consultations with several stakeholders to fine-tune a Digital Transformation Bill that will introduce a…
NADRA’s Pak ID app is changing Pakistan’s public service delivery
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has reported a dramatic shift in how citizens access identity services, driven by…
Raya IT receives $23.5M to expand infrastructure for Egypt’s digital economy
Egyptian system integrator Raya Information Technology has obtained a credit facility from the country’s Industrial Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen…
Bhutan begins migrating self-sovereign digital ID to Ethereum
Bhutan has begun the integration of its National Digital Identity (NDI) platform with the Ethereum open-source blockchain protocol, the Kingdom…
Ethiopia hopes to take digital ID issuance to 63M by year-end
As part of a plan to expand the issuance of digital ID in Ethiopia and reach the 90 million target…
Sri Lanka’s digital economy urgently needs global positioning reevaluation
Sri Lanka’s digital economy is at risk of not realizing its full potential by rethinking its export strategy and global…
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