Sri Lanka launches data-driven early warning system for conflict response
As part of a broader push to strengthen governance through digital infrastructure, Sri Lanka has launched a new Early Warning…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries. Read our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
OSD, Euphoria revealed as tech suppliers for ECOWAS biometric ID in Nigeria
A personalization platform from the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD International) has been deployed for the production of regional biometric…
Colombia holds verifiable credential workshop for public sector
The government of Colombia is holding a workshop in Bogotá this week to develop a proof-of-concept for verifiable credentials, focusing…
Bank of Ghana governor backs biometric digital ID for financial trust
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has asserted that robust biometric digital ID systems are…
Digital ID success at scale hinges on tech, governance, adoption: IN Groupe
A study by French identity provider IN Groupe has established that digital identity systems succeed at scale only when countries…
New book makes case for DPI as fully integrated ecosystem
Digital development specialist Pedro Tavares has published a book that outlines how governments can successfully build digital states with digital…
DRC seeks consultant for ambitious digital transformation, DPI project
The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking a consultant as it launches a massive Digital Transformation Project. The wide-ranging project…
South Africa gazettes digital ID draft regulation, seeks comments
South Africans have up to June 6 to submit comments on draft amendments to the country’s Identification Act of 1997…
Malaysia fully integrates MyDigital ID with transport services
MyDigital ID has since May 1 been the single sign-on (SSO) method for the MyJPJ platform, which allows access to…
Google Wallet supports Aadhaar verifiable credentials in India
Google has added support for Aadhaar Verifiable Credentials in India, allowing users to store and present their digital Aadhaar ID…
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