Research calls for document portability to tackle legal ID crisis facing migrants
Researchers have urged countries to build interoperable, resilient, and family-sensitive foundational identity storage systems in order to better respond to…
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African nations recommit to operationalize AfCFTA digital single market framework
State parties to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement have committed to expedite action aimed at operationalizing the…
Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, says African countries must move beyond isolated national digital…
GLEIF, BIS test vLEI as trust layer for cross-border open finance
Repetitive manual checks, duplicated document submissions and lengthy onboarding: Companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a number of…
Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco selected for AfCFTA digital identity and DPI rollout
Three countries in Africa will be implementing a flagship digital public infrastructure program for the first time in a bid…
Africa PKI Consortium builds the continent’s trust layer
“If the continent is to achieve its sovereignty it needs to have control over every ingredient that is used,” said…
AWS maps out ‘practical digital sovereignty’ as global debate intensifies
Digital identity sovereignty is a complex issue with a variety of answers. Practical concerns around security and cost — and…
New Zealand considers US access to citizens’ biometric data in ongoing EBSP discussions
As governments around the world grapple with how best to balance national security with individual privacy, New Zealand finds itself…
Nordic Council tender pursues cross-border digital ID verification with Baltics
The Nordic Council of Ministers has published a tender for an analysis on identity matching and the population registries in…
What is the EU’s plan for achieving GovTech interoperability?
In April, Europe will mark two years since it launched the Interoperable Europe Act, which aims to increase interoperability among…
