Libyan firm wins Niger biometric passport, national ID contract
Libyan biometrics solutions provider Al Itissan Al-Jadeed has been contracted to oversee an upgrade of the passport and national ID…
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Cameroon unveils upgraded digital procurement system with $12M Korean grant
The government of Cameroon has launched an upgraded version of a digital procurement system dubbed COLEPS. Public Contracts Minister, Ibrahim…
Kyrgyzstan state printer wades into biometric passport market with Namibia deal
A shipment of 130,000 biometric passports has been sent from Kyrgyzstan to Namibia, after a contract was signed between the…
Nepal’s biometric passport contract awarded to Veridos, Mühlbauer
Nepal’s biometric passport system has a new primary supplier. German firms Mühlbauer and Veridos have successfully outbid incumbent identity provider…
Sri Lanka promotes outcome-based procurement for a robust digital economy
A significant transformation in Sri Lanka’s public procurement system, is paramount in the journey to advance Sri Lanka’s digital economy,…
Sri Lanka to work on digital ID sandbox after SL-UDI RFP by India
The Government of India can release a request for proposals, by the Inter-Government Memorandum of Understanding for the Sri Lanka…
UK startup’s accreditation, £18M One Login contracts to build digital ID trust
Onboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP)…
Rwanda launching digital identity, biometrics enrollment with $8.5M budget
The government of Rwanda is investing 12.2 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US$8.5 million) in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year to…
Procurement integral part of digital ID system design from beginning: UNDP
Experts from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have advised governments implementing digital ID systems to make procurement an integral…
UK govt planning £2M facial recognition contract to catch driver’s test cheats
The UK government is planning a tender to contract worth 2 million pounds (approximately US$2.7 million) for facial recognition software…
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