Turkey bolsters digital identity system with blockchain and biometrics
Turkey has been working to improve its digital identity system over the past several years by transforming citizen registration, leveraging…
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UAE, Morocco list strides to enhance digital govt services in 2024
The governments of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt say they deployed a litany of efforts last year, through…
Mandatory digital ID for banking policy goes into effect in Ethiopia
An Ethiopian government policy requiring the mandatory use of the national digital ID otherwise known as Fayda for banking transactions…
Kazakhstan lays out DPI achievements for 2024
Governments around the world are counting their achievements in the area of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in 2024 and so…
India targets 110M digital farmer IDs as AgriStack’s importance grows
From 2025, farmers in India will be required to have a farmer ID to receive government benefits. The digital identity…
Sri Lanka advised to build necessary safeguards as digital ID project begins this month
The Sri Lankan government has been told that it must put in place certain safeguards in order to guarantee full…
Nigeria wants to add iris biometrics to digital ID for more inclusion
The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says it is looking at ways of streamlining and expanding the rollout…
Internal govt coordination can help meet birth registration target in Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa is the region where the biggest improvements must be made to meet the UN’s birth registration goals, but…
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy highlights India as DPI leader
The largest country in Southeast Asia and the most populous, with the region’s biggest economy, Indonesia has serious ambitions when…
Pakistan digital identity governance changes to bridge gaps, eliminate overlaps
Pakistan’s journey toward a unified digital identity framework is proving complicated, with overlapping obligations and a fragmented system. The government…
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