Philippines partners with GCash to drive national ID and mobile wallet uptake
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and GCash are partners in a mobile registration scheme as part of a national digital…
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Uganda urges massive student participation in upcoming national ID enrollment drive
Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) used a recent school debate event to encourage the massive participation of young…
Cameroon’s election agency trains staff on use of newly acquired biometric gear
Cameroon’s elections management agency known by the acronym ELECAM recently held a training workshop for trainers on the effective use…
50-in-5 DPI campaign adds Jamaica and Mexico
The 50-in-5 campaign which is a collaborative effort aimed at helping countries of the Global South to design, develop, and…
Namibia to step up civil registration efforts with $9M budget
The Department of Civil Registration in Namibia, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, has…
Ghana’s new identification authority board to focus on public trust, inclusive service delivery
The National Identification Authority of Ghana (NIA) has new appointees on its governing board with a call on them to…
Chad issues biometric IDs to thousands of refugees with Idemia tech, UNHCR’s help
Refugees in Chad can now apply for a legal identity to bring them an important step closer to social and…
MOSIP team in Sri Lanka to run tests on digital ID platform
A team from MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identity Platform) has travelled from India to Sri Lanka to test the minimum viable…
Laos readies national digital ID card rollout
Laos is ready to take its nationwide digital ID card system to the next stage. The Southeast Asian country’s Department…
Sri Lanka to roll out e-NIC project by next month
The Department of Registration of Persons is awaiting a shipment of 300,000 additional polycarbonate cards from Thales to implement the…
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