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ID4Africa

ID4Africa is an ID-4-All movement motivated by the need to promote legal identity for all in Africa. It is a tripartite with representation from African governments, development agencies and industry. Biometric Update has provided full coverage of the meetings and livecasts since 2016.

 

Generative AI introduces threats, potential benefits for African digital ID systems

Generative AI could have a major impact on digital identity and development efforts across Africa, attendees of the latest ID4Africa…

 

ID4Africa Livecast – AI for development: The good, the bad and the undefined

ID4Africa Livecast – AI for development: The good, the bad and the undefined Online November 15, 2023 at 12:30 GMT…

 

Digital ID governance frameworks must promote inclusivity, trustworthiness, reliability

Representatives from governments, leading international institutions and civil society organizations working on digital ID development are convergent on their views…

 

ID4Africa Livecast: UNDP and NIST Guidelines for Digital Identity and its Governance

ID4Africa Livecast: UNDP & NIST Guidelines for Digital Identity & Its Governance Online October 18, 2023 at 12:30 GMT Join…

 

Events in dozens of countries to mark 2023 ID Day

Experts and major actors in the identity space have been reiterating the importance of legal and digital identity in the…

 

Early and proactive public engagement needed for DPI projects: panel

Digital Public Infrastructure has become a hot topic in the development and identity communities, but as with any technology, will…

 

The case for an integrated digital CRVS system for African countries

Speakers during the ID4Africa Livecast on June 21, which was dedicated to summarising key points from some workshops during the…

 

Africa’s data protection action pushing digital ID forward

Major gains in digital identity policy and the related regulation of data privacy in many African countries provide practical lessons…

 

Population scale ID verification in focus at ID4Africa 2023

The various options available when it comes to identity verification at population scale for access to services, the challenges as…

 

EU, US might not be best digital ID models, but they can help African leaders

Members of the digital ID communities in the United States and European Union talked up the federated approach to digital…

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