PNG launches birth registration legislation in landmark for national ID project
Papua New Guinea is taking a concrete step in making sure every citizen is officially recognized and able to access…
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Madagascar selects IN Groupe for €8.5M digital ID contract
Madagascar has selected IN Groupe for a project to modernize the country’s civil registry and create an integrated digital ID…
Namibia to step up civil registration efforts with $9M budget
The Department of Civil Registration in Namibia, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, has…
Pakistan updates digital ID system under new biometric policy framework
Pakistan is updating its national identity and biometric registration ecosystem through gradually implementing the National Registration and Biometric Policy (NR&BP)…
Papua New Guinea launches integration exercise for national digital identity
Papua New Guinea is forging ahead with its national digital ID. A release says the nation is launching a “data…
Somalia decries plan by autonomous region to create parallel ID system
The Somali government has sharply criticized plans by Puntland, an autonomous region in the federal country, to create its own…
Communicating about biometrics needs can help achieve benefits of modularity
BioRugged CEO Arnd Langguth wants to invite governments implementing MOSIP to challenge vendors. The same goes for other relationships between…
African civil registration leaders, ACSA point direction for needed acceleration
There are several countries in sub-Saharan Africa on track to meet the civil and birth registration targets of Sustainable Development…
CRVS law reshapes governance and social protection in Cambodia
Cambodia is attempting to rebuild its civil registration and identity system to provide universal legal identity for its citizens. The…
South Africa upgrades biometric verification system for critical public services, increases fees
The Department of Home Affairs of South Africa (DHA) has announced the completion of an upgrade which addresses major inefficiencies…
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