Jamaica parliament soon to receive draft digital ID regulation for scrutiny
Plans are being finalized to send the draft regulation on Jamaica’s digital ID program to the country’s parliament for examination…
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Kenya raises issuance targets for digital IDs and passports
Everything being equal, Kenya plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before…
The Gambia reaches 1.17M birth registration milestone with World Bank support
A World Bank-supported project to help set up a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (eCRVS) system for The Gambia…
Europe working on breeder ID documents standardization to improve trust
There are ongoing efforts in Europe to standardize the issuance of breeder identity documents in a bid to bolster the…
Cameroon mayors commit to free civil registration document issuance
At least 13 of the 34 mayors in the North West Region of Cameroon have issued statements emphasizing their commitment…
OpenCRVS launches new version, resources and partner program to boost ecosystem
OpenCRVS has released a new version of its digital civil registration platform and launched a pair of initiatives to build…
UNICEF pledges Cameroon support to drive up birth certificate issuance
The Cameroon country representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Nadine Perault, has held talks with Decentralization and Local…
Gabon says preps far advanced on long-awaited national digital ID card project
Gabon’s Minister of Interior and Security, Hermann Immongault, has announced that the project to begin the issuance of national digital…
Bahrain sees high uptake of digital ID, CRVS services through online platforms
Bahraini authorities say there was a massive uptake of digital ID and civil registration services using digital platforms in 2023,…
Cambodia introduces CRVS law to expand legal ID issuance
New legislation has been introduced in Cambodia to establish a new digital civil registration, vital statistics and identity management system…
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