Nigeria’s passport app with contactless biometric capture set for US, UK, Italy
Nigeria’s Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and some of his collaborators recently held talks with officials in the UK to discuss…
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NIDP leads efforts to improve govt service delivery, realize Digital Ethiopia 2025
The Ethiopia ID Program (NIDP) and four other government institutions have formed a collaborative force to facilitate access to integrated…
South Africa telco allows SIM registration with fake ID numbers: report
Many eSIMs get registered in South Africa with fake identity information on a mobile network’s website, flouting requirements of the…
Liberia eyes biometrics for voter authentication
Liberian election officials are thinking of the possibility of deploying biometrics beyond voter registration in the country’s next elections in…
PNG pushes biometric voting, national ID to curb election fraud by 2027
Papua New Guinea is advancing electoral reforms by prioritizing biometric voting and enhancing the National Identification (NID) system to combat…
Guyana election agency fears biometric voter verification system cost
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is showing signs of reluctance to adopt the much-solicited biometric voter verification technology after a…
NADRA welcomes World Bank to discuss digital identity, economy
With a robust national digital ID system acting as the main building block for the country’s digital transformation efforts, Pakistan…
Competing DPI models take diverse paths to common goals
Different models of digital public infrastructure are emerging as the concept takes hold in official government policies and technology deployments….
Oxford program to study DPI impact on social, financial inclusion
Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government has announced the establishment of the Oxford Digital Public Infrastructure Research Lab (OxDPI), an…
FinGo supplying vein biometrics to boost gold mining transparency
SMX – a company operating in the so-called circular economy – is collaborating with finger vein biometrics firm FinGo in…
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