Mauritania warns telcos to comply with biometric SIM identification rules
Three mobile network operators in Mauritania have been given two months to fully comply with existing SIM card identification rules…
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The Gambia picks Margins ID Group for national ID infrastructure upgrade
Margins ID Systems Applications Ltd (MIDSA), a subsidiary of Ghanaian identity firm Margins ID Group, has won a contract on…
Burkina Faso aims for digital sovereignty with infrastructure supervision center
Burkina Faso has started work on a facility meant to supervise the country’s digital public infrastructure (DPI). This move advances…
Vietnam prepares biometric verification for 100m mobile phone users
Biometric identity verification is becoming a feature of life in Vietnam. The latest measure sees mobile phone users swept up…
From visa runs to QR codes, Thailand’s expats face new digital reality
Thailand has long been a haven for those seeking tropical sun, beaches and a laidback lifestyle. It’s host to communities…
MyDigital ID PR campaign targeting Malaysian diversity and misconceptions hailed a success
Malaysia struggled with adoption for its national digital ID system but the latest figures suggest this is starting to ease….
Africa’s DPI push to focus on healthcare, education, climate in next four years
The momentum that currently characterizes Africa’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) efforts is increasingly palpable, but a lot more of the…
Cote d’Ivoire digitizes postal services with mobile app launch
Cote d’Ivoire has reached a new milestone in its public sector digitization push with the launch of a mobile application…
UNDP launches framework for Arab countries to boost digital inclusion
Arab states are facing uneven progress in digital transformation: The use of e-government services, for instance, hovered at 45 percent…
Co-Develop sets sight on new DPI milestones with DPGA affiliation
Nonprofit fund, Co-Develop, has announced its membership of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), saying it will use the platform…
