Philippines confirms national ID held by 80% after biometric deduplication
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 90 million Filipinos have now been registered and verified in the national…
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Taiwan Technical Mission advances Digital ID rollout in St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis’ digital transformation is getting a helping hand as the Caribbean country advances digital ID. The Taiwan…
Angola begins issuance of ID cards to newborns
Angolan authorities have announced a plan to strengthen birth registration and begin the issuance of national ID cards to newborns…
Nepal election commission integrates national ID biometrics
The Election Commission of Nepal is allowing citizens with a National Identity Card to register online without visiting election offices…
Rapid expansion of DHS’s citizenship database raises new election concerns
Over the past month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has quietly transformed the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)…
Researcher bemoans shortfalls in Ethiopia’s child birth registration
Researcher and social justice writer, Cassadee Yan, has reflected about the lingering problems plaguing child birth registration in Ethiopia, noting…
New World Bank data shows 800M people worldwide still lack legal identity
An estimated 800 million people around the world still lack official proof of identity with many of them children whose…
Malawi eyes SDG 16.9 target with universal legal identity blueprint
Malawi doesn’t want to be left behind in terms of meeting the 16.9 target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals…
Cameroon partners with Liber Technologies to pursue CRVS reforms
Cameroon’s National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) has brought in a Luxembourg partner to support its ongoing civil status system…
Vanuatu holds consultations on digital ID system implementation
The government of Vanuatu is holding consultations with several stakeholders to fine-tune a Digital Transformation Bill that will introduce a…
