Belgium developing digital wallet for online government services, UK could follow
Belgium has announced the launch of a digital wallet for people living in the country to access government services through…
government services
Morocco, Lesotho report progress on digital ID ecosystems development
Identity management officials in Morocco and Lesotho have explained the different stages of their efforts in the building and rollout…
NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journey
The Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Dr. Tariq Malik, says the organization is working…
Socure launches selfie biometrics and fraud intelligence platform for public sector
Just a week after appointing Matt Thompson as its first general manager of Public Sector Solutions, Socure has officially launched a…
ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022
The ID4Africa movement will meet again in person in Marrakesh, Morocco on 15 and 16 June 2022. The meeting will be…
Access Now report holds up poster child Aadhaar as ‘Big ID’ bugbear
A legal vacuum and vulnerable population allowed the creation of the world’s largest biometric digital ID project and built a…
Philippines opens digital ID process for infants
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says progress continues to be made with registration for the biometric national identity card (PhilID)…
Malaysia’s biometric registry project faces sharp criticism
The Malaysian government says it is planning to introduce the National Digital Identification (NDI) system – a biometric registry database…
Australia drafts legislation to establish digital identity oversight body
The government of Australia has made public a draft text which it says will build on the already existing safeguards…
Digital ID officials confront open-source opportunity, brain drain, and true gender inclusivity
The challenges facing African countries renewing their digital ID systems appear to be converging with those experienced by countries in…
