Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
The drive to expand digital government services in Ghana is continuing with the government aiming to add about 16,000 new…
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Users lament as Nigeria’s digital ID portal suffers downtime
In the past weeks, many holders of Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) have complaint about their inability to access the…
Sri Lanka wants feedback on Sovereign Cloud Strategy
The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has launched a public consultation on a Cloud Policy and…
World Bank highlights Pakistan’s progress on digital infrastructure, inclusive ID
As Pakistan transitions to a more digital economy, access, infrastructure, and inclusion remain major challenges. The World Bank’s Pakistan Development…
Cameroon unveils plan to modernize local digital govt services
The government of Cameroon has disclosed that it is working to update a Digital Master Plan for decentralized entities in…
Data privacy issues in Philippines trigger move to amend national ID law
A Filipino senator has introduced a bill seeking an amendment of the Philippine Identification System Act, otherwise known as Act…
Sri Lanka developing cloud and data governance strategies
Following the recent issue of an RFP for a vendor to implement the Sri Lanka Digital Identity (SL-UDI), the country…
India wants to automate death deletion for Aadhaar digital hygiene
There are so-called Blue Zones: locations that seem to possess an extraordinary number of people over the age of 100…
Madagascar codifies civil registry reform, readies biometric ID card tender
A bill on the identification of natural persons in Madagascar has received the greenlight of the senate in a major…
Liberia national ID push gets boost with 500 donated biometric kits
Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) has received material support from the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to strengthen its countrywide…
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