DPI will contribute up to 4% to India’s GDP by 2030, report says
India’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) contributed a whopping $31.8 billion to the country’s economy in 2022 and there are projections…
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Switzerland issues tender for digital ID with $200M budget
Switzerland is forging ahead with its plans to establish a national digital identity with a new tender for an online…
Maisha Namba issuance to resume as Kenyan High Court lifts injunction
Kenya will resume printing national ID cards, the government announced after the country’s high court lifted an injunction against the…
New York lawmaker pitches multiple mDL vendors despite $1.7M contract with Idemia I&S
A New York State legislator is exploring an alternative path forward for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) from the one the…
World Bank reportedly considering $321M DPI project for Jordan
The World Bank is reported to be working on a project to support the development of Jordan’s digital public infrastructure…
Passport and digital ID card scandal unravels in Pakistan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has conducted a secret operation that involved giving Afghan individuals fake passports from Pakistan, in…
UNHCR biometric program facilitates cash aid delivery to 39K Afghan returnees
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says one of its cash-support programs, “Forcibly Returned Afghans Enrollment (FARE)” in Afghanistan, has provided…
Vietnam targets digital transformation of public services with DNA-backed ID
Vietnam’s government is making a push for its national digital transformation project, formally labeled “Developing an Application for Population Database,…
Nigerians hail biometric passport reforms, Kenyans grapple with issuance delays
The move embarked upon by the current administration in Nigeria to reform what it calls a hitherto deeply flawed and…
White hat hacker reveals vulnerability in Germany’s digital ID
Germany’s digital ID may come under threat from malicious attackers, according to an analysis from a digital security expert. A…
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