Role of biometrics and private sector in legal identity debated in UNDP event
The private sector and biometrics likely both have roles in legal identity systems, participants in a United Nations Development Programme…
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Will digital ID replace physical identity documents within 10 years?
A panel of digital identity experts used their knowledge plus a little imagination to look ahead ten years and discuss…
NSW reaches 3 million mobile driver’s licenses amid advancing government digital ID
From mobile driver’s licenses in Australia and Saudi Arabia to digital ID systems to facilitate online processes in Austria, Germany,…
UK plans single digital identity to access all services in an expanding government website
Gov.uk will continue to subsume other public-facing government sites as it creates user accounts and a digital identity solution that…
Trust lacking as African digital ID systems expand
A pair of editorials suggest that government digital ID initiatives in West Africa and East Africa are facing a shortfall…
Canadian digital identity strategy to emphasize open standards for interoperability
Canada has launched a new strategy for its digital operations, which focusses significantly on the need for trusted digital identities…
Aadhaar biometric ID not mandatory for vaccine, essential public services: UIDAI
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said no citizen should be denied access to COVID-19 vaccines or other…
UK government throws a bone to its troubled digital ID-assurance program
The UK has put its troubled digital ID-assurance program, Verify, on life support as government officials stoke development of a…
Philippines begins ID cards delivery, plans biometric KYC launch by year end
Digital ID cards are now being distributed to Filipinos who have completed the biometric phase of registration with the Philippines…
Philippine Department of Education pitches PhilSys digital ID benefits to student leaders
The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) held a National Orientation event this week to introduce Student Government Officers to the…
