Philippines ramps up PhilID issuance efforts as over 50M physical, digital cards issued
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says its objective to speed up the issuance of ID cards to enable citizens enjoy…
digital ID cards
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Italian postal service launches project to ease issuance of digital ID, other services
The Italian national postal service (Poste Italiane) has launched a new digital ID initiative to transform post offices in small…
Portugal announces new biometric ID card, card issuance ongoing in Syria
Portuguese officials say a newly designed citizen ID card with advanced security features will be rolled out this year. In…
Vietnam considers chip-based ID cards for children under six, no biometrics required
Chip-based citizen ID card issued by the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has proposed issuing…
Iowa’s mDL delayed again; Arizona updating physical ID
New security is being added to regional U.S. government IDs, both digital and physical. Leaders of a U.S. state working…
PDF version of India’s digital voter ID has low availability, lower uptake
A total of 98 million Indian voters are eligible to download the legal PDF version of their digital voter ID…
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon….
Philippines reaches 10M digital IDs issued in first 2 months, pilots downloadable version
The Philippine Statistics Authority says it has issued the printable version of the national digital ID to 10 million people…
Cayman Islands pass digital ID and ID card bills, Jamaica begins ‘zero-fail’ pilot
The Identification Register Bill and Cayman Islands Identification Card Bill have both been passed by parliament after mandatory registration elements…
ID cards face delays in Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has been urged by the country’s president to speed up printing the ‘digital version’ of…
