If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach
The UK Cabinet Office’s consultation on digital identity closed on Tuesday, Digital systems built by governments tend to decline over…
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Malaysia’s MyDigital ID adds 29 partners as adoption grows
Twenty-nine organizations have joined MyDigital ID, the Malaysian government’s decentralized digital ID system, in what a report calls “a significant…
Bangladesh plans digital identity wallet system
Plans are afoot to execute a unique digital ID-connected digital wallet system for all citizens in Bangladesh, aiming to streamline…
Italy pushes citizens to adopt CIE as SPID digital ID is phased out
Italians who hold the electronic ID card (CIE) have been encouraged to begin activating their digital credentials on them, if…
Vietnam’s Hanoi targets near‑universal e-IDs under new digital transformation plan
Vietnam’s capital city has approved an ambitious digital transformation plan involving AI. Hanoi will require all municipal agencies to use…
Scaling Nepal’s digital economy will require interoperable identity infrastructure
Two recent studies on Nepal’s digital transformation paint a picture of robust growth but somewhat fragile foundations. Nepal’s digital economy…
Jordan makes digital ID mandatory for access to public services
Lawmakers in Jordan have greenlighted amendments to the country’s civil status registration legislation which institutionalizes digital ID and makes it…
PNG expands mandatory digital ID to businesses taking gov’t contracts
The government of Papua New Guinea is making its national digital ID a mandatory form of authentication for all business…
Healthcare digitization push in Germany looks to digital ID via EUDI Wallet
Germany’s digital transformation efforts are prioritizing enhancements to the electronic patient record (ePA), which will require strong digital identity verification….
Scammers take advantage of Austrian digital ID certificates’ expiry
Around 300,000 Austrian digital ID certificates for public services are due to expire this year and scammers are exploiting uncertainty…
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