Zimbabwe upgrades to enable online application for biometric passports, ID cards
The Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ministry of Zimbabwe has announced that a process is underway to upgrade its national…
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Australia unveils planned national digital ID for work credentials
Australian job seekers could soon be able to store and share verified job skills and qualifications with employers through a…
Aussies push digitization out to statutory declarations
In Australia, good, old-fashioned paper-based statutory declarations are still legal. But the federal government has made digital stat decs just…
Trusted digital ID can drive inclusion, resilience in Australia: ConnectID CEO
The managing director of ConnectID, Andrew Black, posits that a trusted and interoperable digital identity ecosystem holds immense importance for…
Nigeria to strengthen digital ID enrollment operations to ease access to govt services
The acting director general of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has expressed her determination to improve conditions…
ASEAN launches talks on regionwide digital public infrastructure development agreement
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has begun negotiations on a Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) that will define…
Philippines launches ‘eGov’ super app, tests biometric authentication for national IDs
The Philippines recently-launched eGov PH Super App aims to streamline government documents and services access. Part of the e-Gov PH system,…
Cameroon biometric visa portal down, Burkina Faso launches own platform
Cameroon’s Ministry of External Relations announced recently that the country’s digital visa portal has been inaccessible in some countries, frustrating…
Malaysia fast-tracks biometric digital IDs
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed government plans to boost the country’s startup ecosystem and speed up…
Ex-NADRA chair argues more biometrics use can greatly improve Pakistan’s elections
A former Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Tariq Malik, has posited that the deployment…
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