India transforming public finance with digital identity and biometrics
India has implemented substantial digital initiatives to streamline pension verification and welfare benefit distribution. The digital life certificate system and…
ID for All
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Pakistan launching national face biometrics authentication service
Pakistan will launch a facial recognition system in the new year designed to help those who cannot complete biometric authentication…
Physical and social divides hamper universal national digital identity goals
A national ID by definition should include all eligible nationals. But as countries move towards national digital ID it can…
DR Congo contracts Trident to implement national digital govt project
Singapore-based IT services management company Trident has penned a collaboration agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo for the building…
Morocco streamlines access to digital ID card with police services upgrade
Access to police administrative services in Morocco, including national digital identity card issuance, is expected to be simplified and streamlined…
Indian leader Modi meets Sri Lankan counterpart for agreement on DPI roll out
Sri Lanka is getting a helping hand from India in its roll out of digital public infrastructure, the two countries’…
Malawi distributes 3M national ID cards printed in-country
Three million national ID cards have been printed and made available for collection at district registration offices of Malawi’s National…
Philippines registers over 91M to national ID
The Philippines is nearing 99 percent of target registrations for its national ID. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says it…
Pakistan law proposed to transform digital identity system and governance
The government of Pakistan presented the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill, 2024, to the National Assembly on Monday, marking a potential…
Internet Governance Forum address barriers to trusted digital ID systems
Experts and other resource persons at the 2024 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) have been sharing views and perspectives on a…
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