India scales farmer ID system for payments with KPMG support
The India office of influential accounting firm KPMG has explained how it supported the advancement of the country’s Digital Agriculture…
ID for All
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Digital ID systems fail migrants due to policy gaps, Caribou finds
A new report by research organization Caribou has warned that digital ID systems around the world have continued to deepen…
Brazil reveals timeline for mandatory biometrics registration, CIN card issuance
The Brazilian government has set a timeline for social benefits recipients to complete biometric registration and obtain the country’s new…
Criticism follows inclusion of Madras Security Printers in Sri Lanka digital ID bids
Civil society group the People’s Struggle Alliance (PSA) has raised concerns regarding the inclusion of Madras Security Printers (MSP) in…
Malaysia’s MyDigital ID adds 29 partners as adoption grows
Twenty-nine organizations have joined MyDigital ID, the Malaysian government’s decentralized digital ID system, in what a report calls “a significant…
UNICEF unveils guide for design of DPI systems that work better for children
Sometimes, countries design digital public infrastructure (DPI) systems that either harm or totally exclude children from enjoying some of their…
Turks and Caicos national digital ID to be ready in 2027: Govt
The Turks and Caicos Islands have announced new investments in its long-awaited digital ID program, along with details of the…
Sri Lanka’s local governments go digital
The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government in Sri Lanka has started a program aimed at digitalizing…
IDB supports digital infrastructure drive in Caribbean to streamline healthcare services
The ONE Caribbean project overseen by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Group) is said to be revolutionizing how countries in…
St Vincent advances digital ID, civil registry overhaul
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has begun a seven‑day series of working sessions aimed at overhauling its civil registration and…
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