UNHCR concerned about slow registration of refugee children for Ethiopia’s digital ID program
The enrollment of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons for digital ID in Ethiopia has been ongoing since March, but…
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Goa’s APAAR ID for students sparks privacy concerns amid digital integration push
Digital integration in India is in full swing as the education sector, signed off by the Goa government, will see…
DPI for social protection should prioritize community resilience, equality
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has made the case for digital public infrastructure (DPI) that builds community resilience and improved…
Seamfix targets 1B users of its digital IDV, trust services by 2030
The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos-based digital identity verification provider Seamfix, Chimezie Emewulu, says after 17 years in the industry,…
Philippines turns to blockchain for trust and security in digital govt services
The Undersecretary for e-Government at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines, David L Almirol Jr,…
Indonesia procurement plan specifies upcoming biometrics contracts
The World Bank is lending $250 million to Indonesia to finance its ongoing digital ID efforts, and a procurement plan…
DPI must actually be public to improve the common good
Digital public infrastructure advocates are emphasizing the middle term in the phrase as a necessity for realizing the benefits it…
Kazakhstan shows DPI policy path to digital transformation gains
Nearly all of Kazakhstan’s second-tier banks and 75 payments, microfinance and other financial organizations are now hooked up to the…
Vietnamese bank using national digital ID for online credit card applications
In line with Vietnam’s digital identity transformation push, Vietnam International Bank (VIB) has become the first bank in the country…
Maldives advances towards introduction of digital payments with UPI
India’s UPI (Universal Payments Interface) system is coming to the Maldives, with the president over the weekend approving a Cabinet…
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