Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba lineups, Liberia verification roll out, biometric voting in SA
Governments press ahead across Africa to increase the uptake of digital ID and biometrics. Kenyans lined up ahead of the…
digital identity
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Tonga digital identity plan granted $4.65M by World Bank
Tonga is set to receive a $4.65 million grant from the World Bank to improve the country’s capacity for digital…
UK convenience store industry group approves Yoti biometric age verification
Yoti has been approved as a digital ID for age-restricted purchases such as energy drinks, lottery tickets, and tobacco products…
Digitizing Africa: the Transform Africa summit and leading voices
A blueprint for digital economies and MOUs signed with Inmarsat and French consultancy Tactis – some of the outcomes of…
More than a quarter million Rohingya refugees have legal ID after biometric registration
More than 270,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been biometrically registered and received identity cards, the first time many of…
NEC forms strategic alliance to bring new digital services to citizens in rural India
NEC Technologies India (NECTI) and CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC SPV) have formed a strategic alliance to jointly develop…
Omidyar Network defines “Good ID” to encourage responsible identity systems
Omidyar Network has updated its conceptualization of what it means by “Good ID” in its advocacy for extending legal identification…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Kenya’s biometric ID scheme, blockchain for refugees, universal health and moonlighting officials
Developments in digital ID across Africa this week include positive steps in Senegal to use digital platforms to rapidly reach…
Myanmar provides ID cards to IDPs and seeks $104 million to implement biometric registration
The government of Myanmar is attempting to implement a scheme to provide national registration cards to residents of internally displaced…
Simprints wins World Bank ID4D Mission Billion Challenge with toolkit for registration consent
Simprints has won the World Bank’s ‘Mission Billion Challenge’ with an open source toolkit for enabling meaningful informed consent with…
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