Africa proves tough but fertile ground for BioRugged biometrics
“It will be an interesting 2021. This year for us has been – and we’re really lucky in this –…
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India mulls digital voter ID before assembly elections next year
The electoral commission of India is reportedly considering embarking on a project to digitize photo ID cards to provide a…
Ghana opposition warns EC tampering with biometric voter verification devices
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed concerns that the Electoral Commission (EC) is trying to tamper with the biometric…
How to replicate digital ID successes explored in ID4Africa 2020 Marathon of Innovations Day 1
Examples of biometrics-backed government digital ID systems for service delivery that have yielded benefits for people in countries in Africa…
Biometric verification expected to quicken voting and results in Ghana elections
The electoral commission (EC) in Ghana is bullish that the quality of the biometric verification machines being used in today’s…
Any online voting system requires robust digital identity
This is a guest post by Tshepo Magoma, a Yoti Digital Identity Fellow. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted citizens to worry about whether…
Idemia to help war-torn Libya establish biometric digital ID system
A deal has been struck for Idemia to assist the north African nation of Libya in putting in place a…
Biometric voter verifications for Guinea’s elections secured with IB fingerprint scanners
Integrated Biometrics (IB) says its Kojak PL fingerprint scanners adopted by Innovatrics in the biometric enrollment process for elections in…
Iraq draws closer to biometrics-backed elections in 2021 with 16M voter cards issued
Biometric cards which will be required to vote in Iraq’s upcoming elections have been distributed to 13 million eligible voters,…
Philippines, Bangladesh enroll biometrics for ID cards to secure voter registration
The Philippines has announced plans to counter election fraud through its own national identity card, reports Philstar. Rosalinda Bautista at…
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