More challenges for biometric voter rolls as partnerships bring authentication options to African market
Digital ID in West African elections leads the biometrics agenda in Africa this week as neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire…
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No vacation for biometrics companies between pandemic recovery and government programs
Biometrics companies seem to be working hard through the summer, in part to stand up contactless technology to support the…
Biometrics deployed by Interpol to fight terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region
The breadth of applications of biometrics is evident in this week’s roundup of news in Africa, from counter terrorism activities…
ID4Africa seeks speakers for special webinar panel on inclusion in digital identity
ID4Africa is calling for speakers for a special live-cast episode of its webinar series focussing on inclusion as part of its…
A new government ID tool — comedy. Researchers have a laughter biometric recognition algorithm
Now it is your laughter that can give you away. A Nigerian research team say they have been able to…
Government biometrics programs and national ID card contracts in Africa need more transparency
This week’s events show a wide variance in the success of biometrics projects, and the diverse nature of digital ID…
Building trust in biometrics and building trust with biometrics present industry with related challenges
Trust in biometrics for applications from digital health credentials to humanitarian aid delivery, as well as how to build up…
ID4Africa webinar shows gradual shift of digital ID systems in Africa towards individual control beginning
Should national identity schemes, biometrics-backed or otherwise, use a single unique digital ID number to identify people for different services,…
A dozen new solutions for pandemic recovery top this week’s biometrics news
New biometrics solutions and deployments of technology for helping society recover from the COVID-19 pandemic feature prominently among top stories…
Biometric registration programs announced, commenced, disrupted and debated across Africa
Nationwide biometric voter registration is underway in Ghana where the head of the electoral commission shares the rate of voters…
