Madagascar’s last-mile civil registration strategy closing digital ID inclusion gap
Madagascar is achieving a foundational inclusion milestone with a growing number of digital ID enrollments, thanks in large part to…
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Kenya considers linking national ID database to CCTV facial recognition network
Kenya’s government is planning to link the country’s civil registry database with a CCTV network spanning six cities to enable…
Biometric IDs help Myanmar refugees access jobs and services in Thailand
It’s been over five years since the Myanmar civil war broke out, the latest chapter of a long-running conflict, causing…
Digital reforms, incentives drive birth registration gains in Tajikistan, Philippines and Uganda
There is progress in global efforts to reduce the phenomenon of invisibility as countries march towards the target of SDG…
ID4Africa speakers urge legal identity inclusion for refugees, stateless persons
African governments must accelerate efforts to provide legal and digital identity to refugees and stateless populations, according to speakers at…
Turks and Caicos national digital ID to be ready in 2027: Govt
The Turks and Caicos Islands have announced new investments in its long-awaited digital ID program, along with details of the…
St Vincent advances digital ID, civil registry overhaul
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has begun a seven‑day series of working sessions aimed at overhauling its civil registration and…
Trinidad and Tobago launches digital credentials platform in DPI push
Trinidad and Tobago has launched VerifyTT, a digital credentials platform under its digital public infrastructure (DPI) push, enabling institutions to…
Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
By Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon of Vital Strategies Governments around the world are pouring resources into digital health and…
MOSIP, OpenCRVS develop age verification PoC to help prevent child marriage
A combination of open-source technologies from non-profits has been developed to help governments and communities around the world tackle child…
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