EU study puts digital identity on research roadmap for next Horizon Europe
The European Union is deciding where to place its next big technology bets. The European Commission has proposed €175 billion…
digital sovereignty
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Sierra Leone links digital sovereignty to local control of DPI
Sierra Leone is positioning local ownership and technical capacity as central to its digital sovereignty strategy as it expands national…
Gaza’s digital transformation part of $2.45B recovery plan
The Board of Peace charged with overseeing recovery efforts in Gaza has unveiled a mega recovery agenda estimated at $2.45…
Meta appeals Ofcom’s categorization of Instagram, WhatsApp in effort to stall OSA
Social media companies have a tendency to talk about how seriously they take the safety of their users, especially children….
Digital sovereignty, infrastructure and credential formats colliding
Digital credential formats are on the verge of being sucked into a global debate over the nature of sovereignty with…
The next bottleneck for African digital identity is infrastructure, not software
Africa’s next wave of digital identity investment may have surprisingly little to do with biometrics, wallets or credentials. In early…
Albania gives ALBTrace broader role in digital identity infrastructure
Albania has expanded the mandate of state-owned identity services provider ALBTrace, giving it responsibility for the country’s digital identity infrastructure…
From data residency to tech sovereignty: Europe rethinks control
A government can require its sensitive data to stay within national borders. It can require that data to be encrypted….
Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project
Cybastion has committed $75 million to fund the construction of digital infrastructure in Cameroon, including a data center and an…
Cuba goes its own way on digital government with UNDP and China support
Cuba has launched a new initiative to strengthen its digital government platform Soberanía. The project is led by the Cuban…
