Bhutan stands up self-sovereign identity with a small team and smaller budget
Bhutan is amongst the poorest and least-developed countries in the world, ranked 134th out of 203 by the United Nations…
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Bhutan launches wallet pilot, unveils website for national SSI digital ID
Bhutan is advancing the deployment of blockchain-based digital ID, with the government recently unveiling a website and social media handles…
Bhutan adopts National Identity Bill
Bhutan has adopted the National Digital Identity Bill 2023, setting up a framework for its national digital ID system that…
Bhutan’s digital ID bill scales through National Assembly amid accountability concerns
Members of the National Assembly of Bhutan on Monday June 19 overwhelmingly voted in favour the National Identity Bill which…
Bhutan prepares to vote on its National Identity Bill
Bhutan is preparing to vote for its National Digital Identity Bill, the legislative framework designed to regulate its sovereign digital…
Bhutan lawmakers examine final draft of digital ID legislation
This week, discussions are due to continue in Bhutan’s National Assembly on the final draft of a Digital Identity Bill…
Bhutan launches self-sovereign biometric digital ID, crown prince first to enroll
Bhutan’s seven-year-old crown prince His Royal Highness Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck led the way as the first Bhutanese to be enrolled…
Biometric passports: progress in Nepal, Seychelles, ‘huge crowds’ in Bhutan
Biometric passport issuance is progressing at different rates in three countries this week. First to the Seychelles, which has unveiled…
New Digital IDs roll out as established program report encouraging adoption trends
Call it update Friday. Progress reports on digital ID campaigns from developed economies (including California’s) and developing (including Bhutan’s) are…
Jamaica, Pakistan look to ease cash assistance programs with digital ID
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country has to accelerate the implementation of its National Identification System (NIDS) to…
