Sri Lankan government digital transformation plans include sovereign cloud
The government is discussing with several local and foreign parties to conceptualize a government sovereign cloud and intends to engage…
ID for All
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Mali to launch worldwide digital platform for diaspora
Mali is implementing a national digital platform to facilitate access to important documents for the Malian diaspora. The new digital…
Social media use requires ID verification in Nepal and Vietnam
While countries undergo digital transformation, which can include constructing a digital identity system or creating a national digital platform, somewhere…
Ethiopia’s digital ID proves useful for document authentication, fraud prevention
Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, has been hailed as a vital tool helping businesses and organizations to easily deal with…
Laos targets digital transformation with DPI development, open-source tech
Laos is working towards digital transformation as a means of achieving its socio-economic development goals. Minister of Technology and Communications…
Malawi contracts Madras Security Printers for new passport project
The Malawian government says it has selected Indian firm Madras Security Printers for the supply of its new biometric passport….
Kenya’s birth registration reforms set the stage for automatic national ID issuance
In the near future, Kenya will introduce a system whereby citizens who attain the age of 18 will automatically be…
Nigeria stakeholders propose strategies to accelerate inclusive digital ID issuance
Stakeholders in Nigeria have called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to refresh the engagement with its partners and…
Ethiopia and Toppan mark official launch of new biometric passport
A new dispensation for secure travel documentation has opened in Ethiopia with the unveiling of a new generation biometric passport…
Expert body set up to drive Nigeria’s financial inclusion amid digital trade gains
Nigeria is banking on financial inclusion as one of the avenues to usher in a stronger digital economy for the…
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