Laos begins integrating digital ID cards into public agencies
Government agencies in Laos have received the order to begin integrating the country’s chip-enabled identity cards and citizen databases. Ministries,…
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Kazakhstan sees dramatic growth in digital government use
Kazakhstan is building out a tech ecosystem and digital government ranks among its priorities. In the first half of 2025,…
Bhutan upgrades digital identity wallet, including liveness and P2P chat
Bhutan has rolled out four major upgrades to its National Digital Identity (NDI) wallet with the enhancements aimed at strengthening…
Brunei looks to ASEAN and its own roadmap to become Smart Nation
The implementation of digital transformation for every country is idiosyncratic. Each state goes about it differently, adapting each to their…
Philippines ramps up digital transformation with 3 govt initiatives
The Philippines is stepping up its digital transformation with three major initiatives aimed at streamlining citizen services: wider use of…
St. Kitts and Nevis to issue over 25k national digital ID cards in 2026
The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, has stated that the country’s national digital ID…
Ghana to add 16k digital govt services as part of $200M World Bank project
The drive to expand digital government services in Ghana is continuing with the government aiming to add about 16,000 new…
Estonia adds identity verification to new digital government app
Estonia has launched an identity verification feature for the country’s digital government app to make it easier to access services….
South Africa Home Affairs requests $618M budget to advance digital transformation
South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has tabled a budget request of 11 billion rand (about US$618 million)…
Cameroon unveils plan to modernize local digital govt services
The government of Cameroon has disclosed that it is working to update a Digital Master Plan for decentralized entities in…
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