Biometrics, IT giants set their sights on Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital ID
Dozens of major Indian and international tech companies participated in a pre-qualification meeting for Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital ID (SL-UDI)…
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Mexico courts pause biometric CURP project over data privacy concerns
The Unique Personal Registry Code (biometric CURP) project in Mexico, which requires the compulsory submission of face, fingerprints and iris…
New corruption scandal hits Pakistan’s biometric safety net program
Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), a social protection scheme that pays cash benefits to nearly a quarter of the…
South African govt awards $28M biometrics contract to ‘faceless’ firm
South Africa’s Government Pensions Management Agency has apparently awarded a biometrics contract to a company that is in the process…
Philippines president stresses practical benefits of digital transformation
At the Manila Tech Summit, Philippines president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr spoke on the practical benefits of digital transformation for…
Benin boosts digital inclusion, govt service access with cooperation deals
Benin’s Information and Digital Systems Agency (ASIN) has signed up to three cooperation agreements which are aimed at strengthening the…
Afghanistan making photos on women’s national ID cards optional
Afghanistan is making photos on women’s national ID cards optional, the Taliban government has proclaimed, noting that religious scholars have…
National AI strategy to guide Burkina Faso’s digital transformation
Reflections have begun in Burkina Faso on the drafting of a national AI Action Plan which the government believes will…
Laos national digital ID issuance begins in October
Laos will begin issuing national digital ID cards across the country next month, replacing its paper-based system and providing citizens…
Africa’s digital payments landscape needs interoperability, inclusivity
An expert and key actor in Africa’s digital payments sector, Mohamed Elbelamachi, has hailed the significant progress the continent has…
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