Data privacy issues in Philippines trigger move to amend national ID law
A Filipino senator has introduced a bill seeking an amendment of the Philippine Identification System Act, otherwise known as Act…
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Digital Government Africa Summit 2025
Digital Government Africa Summit 2025 Lusaka, Zambia October 7 – 9, 2025 Digital Government Africa (DGA) is Africa’s leading high-level…
Digital government app in Eswatini sparks public criticism over data privacy
A digital government application, which was launched in May in Eswatini, is facing public scrutiny over concerns about data privacy…
An approach to developing digital identification in the context of DPI
By Juan Pablo García Cairello, Digital Identity Manager at AGESIC In 2023, G20 leaders defined Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as…
Uzbekistan leans into digitalization
Digital versions of ID-related documents are now valid nationwide in Uzbekistan – but there is a notable caveat for one…
Greater urgency for digital overhaul of public services: UN Public Service Forum
Governments must ramp up the urgency of digital transformation to deliver inclusive, transparent and effective public services. That was the…
GOV.UK App goes live in beta form
The GOV.UK App is now available for download. The app is still technically in public beta, but this marks its…
PNG strengthens digital ID ties with Australia, updates policy draft
Papua New Guinea (PNG) authorities are bolstering their digital cooperation partnership with Australia as their country is in the process…
Philippines digital government super app integrates 1,000 services
The Philippines has been rolling out its digital national ID and building digital public infrastructure as one of the major…
Cameroon unveils upgraded digital procurement system with $12M Korean grant
The government of Cameroon has launched an upgraded version of a digital procurement system dubbed COLEPS. Public Contracts Minister, Ibrahim…
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