Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
By Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon of Vital Strategies Governments around the world are pouring resources into digital health and…
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Digital ID trust cannot be fully automated, it needs the human layer: GITEX Africa panel
A panel at the recent GITEX Africa 2026 event, which took place from April 7–9 in the imperial Moroccan city…
Digital infrastructure development dominates Africa’s policy priorities: Carnegie Brief
A brief released by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has disclosed that the development of digital infrastructure has been…
After BankID: Why the identity industry’s architecture problem can’t be patched
By Alan Lui, Chief Marketing Officer at Moca Network The recent cyberattack on CGI Sweden didn’t just leak source code…
Kantara to assess digital ID vendor conformance to OpenID specs as Authorized Auditor
The OpenID Foundation has signed an MoU with the Kantara Initiative for the latter to take the role as an…
Liberia’s national ID issuance grinds to halt over $1.7M debt to service provider
For many months now, national ID cards have not been issued in Liberia, and reports suggest one of the reasons…
Five organizations join OpenID Foundation’s conformance program
The OpenID Foundation has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bixelab, FIDO Alliance, Fime, Raidiam, and…
CFIT lays foundations for trusted business digital identity across the UK economy
Companies in the UK could be getting on board a digital ID system as the Centre for Finance, Innovation and…
Swiss e-ID delayed to December, renewed focus on security and trustworthiness
Switzerland ranks slightly above average in the OECD’s 2025 Digital Government Index (DGI), placing 13th overall. The result would seem…
Pakistan embeds QR codes, expands biometrics in national ID system
The Pakistan government has approved amendments to the National Identity Card Rules 2002 and the Pakistan Origin Card Rules 2002…
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