South Africa prioritises high-impact digital services in 2024-2029 plan
The South African government says it is working to make its digital transformation journey more inclusive by focusing on aspects…
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Burkina Faso aims for digital sovereignty with infrastructure supervision center
Burkina Faso has started work on a facility meant to supervise the country’s digital public infrastructure (DPI). This move advances…
UNDP launches framework for Arab countries to boost digital inclusion
Arab states are facing uneven progress in digital transformation: The use of e-government services, for instance, hovered at 45 percent…
Co-Develop sets sight on new DPI milestones with DPGA affiliation
Nonprofit fund, Co-Develop, has announced its membership of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), saying it will use the platform…
Japan outlines next phase of digital transformation in New Year message
While perhaps quieter about it compared to others in its neighborhood, Japan is also engaged in digital transformation and its…
Hippo Digital finds inclusion, clarity gaps at root of UK digital ID trust problem
Most UK citizens do not understand what a digital identity wallet means: While some conflate it with Google and Apple…
Gates Foundation financial inclusion exit raises questions for DPI ecosystems
The Gates Foundation will end its global financial inclusion work by 2030, saying the sector has made sufficient progress. “Our…
World Bank invests $50M in Sri Lanka’s digital transformation
The World Bank has approved a US $50 million project aimed at boosting Sri Lanka’s digital transformation. This grant, initiated…
Vietnam looks to center VNeID ‘super-platform’ for digital economy push
Vietnam wants a digital future and it wants it soon. The Southeast Asian country is pushing hard for digital transformation,…
Build digital ID systems that address underlying causes of statelessness: Caribou
Digital identity systems that do not concretely address the legal and institutional causes of statelessness only risk reproducing or even…
