Egypt pilots selfie biometrics to streamline access to digital govt services
Egypt is piloting a selfie biometric app as part of efforts to facilitate authentication processes for access to some government…
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South Africa establishes fully digitalized ID issuance system in local banks
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has announced that Smart ID cards can now be obtained directly from many banks…
Biometrics back digital government gains around the world
Digital government was in the spotlight this week on Biometric Update with the release of the OECD rankings and a…
Scotland explores non-biometric IDV for ScotAccount
Scotland’s digital identity scheme, ScotAccount, is hoping to expand identity verification options for users beyond biometrics. According to an equality…
South Korea, Australia, Portugal top OECD Digital Government Index for 2025
The OECD has published its 2025 results and key findings from the Digital Government Index (DGI) and Open, Useful and…
Ireland to digitize 100% of key digital public services by 2030
Ireland’s seventh place ranking in the OECD’s 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI) reflects a well-established reputation as a digital hub,…
Visa connects digital ID wallets with shifting payments, service expectations
Governments are turning to digital identity wallets as expectations for public service delivery have changed. A major part of that…
Japan opens My Number Card to private app integration by Toshiba in digital ID shift
Japan is expanding its national digital identity system, authorizing Toshiba Digital Engineering Corporation to install applications in the unused space…
St. Lucia launches authentication framework to ease access to digital public services
Eastern Caribbean nation St. Lucia has launched a centralized national identity management system which it calls the National Authentication Framework…
Next steps in Papua New Guinea’s DPI rollout include digital ID for KYC, AI adoption
Papua New Guinea’s accelerating march through digital government transformation now includes an AI adoption framework, a workshop on implementing the…
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