Sri Lanka’s digital economy needs creative DPI business models: official
Sri Lanka needs to consider different types of business arrangements for its digital ecosystem, other than in procurement-based interactions, according…
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India gets public feedback to finetune digital personal data protection draft rules
The Indian government has announced that it received 6,915 comments from members of the public as well as stakeholders as…
National Cybersecurity Chief: Malaysian national ID adoption must be voluntary
The chief executive of Malaysia’s National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) and a think tank have both urged the government to…
Vietnam unveils NDAChain as national blockchain backbone
Vietnam has officially rolled out NDAChain, the country’s national blockchain platform that will be integrated with VNeID and other national…
Nigeria arrests suspects involved in digital ID theft for financial fraud
Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised the alarm on an ongoing criminal activity in…
Village-based data system in PGN will enhance election integrity, expert argues
The Chairman of the Papua New Guinea (PNG) National Research Institute, Wilson Thompson, has made the case for a revalorization…
Voter cards get biometric update in Dominican Republic, Bahamas
The Dominican Republic is hoping its new digital identity and voter registration cards will have global reach, according to a…
Indonesia proposes expansion of its digital migrant IDs to sailors
The Indonesian government is pushing for the free issuance of Electronic Indonesian Migrant Worker (E-PMI) IDs for seafarers already registered…
Sri Lanka digital ID to be ready by Q1 2026: official
The Sri Lanka Digital ID system is expected to be ready by the first quarter of next year, according to…
St. Kitts and Nevis sets date for digital ID pilot as preparations hot up
The government of St. Kitts and Nevis has disclosed that it will conduct a digital ID pilot from January next…
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