Nigeria adds 1M digital IDs as efforts to meet new target advance
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has released National Identification Number (NIN) figures for March, indicating that almost a million…
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Regula reviews capabilities needed to process different Philippine IDs
The Philippines is evolving digitally and a key part of its ongoing DPI journey is its National ID System. Known…
Rwanda seeks supplier for automated multimodal biometric authentication system
The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) has announced that it is receiving bids for the implementation of an Automated Multi-modal…
Lebanon plans $50M investment in AI, DPI devt within two years
The Lebanese government has unveiled a plan to pump in between $30 million and $50 million into the development of…
Nametag integrates with Aadhaar, enabling selfie verification for 1B in India
Nametag has launched a major integration with Aadhaar, enabling the more than one billion users of India’s digital identity system…
NADRA strengthens digital ID security with biometrics and services reforms
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has added biometric login to its Pak ID mobile app, taking a big…
India moves to require digital ID for farmer and food subsidies
India continues to introduce more stringent biometric-based identity verification requirements for receiving benefits and subsidies and inclusion into welfare programs….
Carnegie panel spotlights customization, private sector role in DPI development
A handful of governments have led the charge to define and popularize the concept of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), but…
Nigeria’s IT agency seeks feedback on draft technical standards for DPI
Nigeria’s plans to reform its public service delivery through digital public infrastructure have reached a milestone, with the launch of…
Uganda launching 5 MOSIP modules for national digital ID
Uganda is just weeks away from launching five MOSIP modules for its national biometric digital identity system. National Identification and…
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