South Korea expands mobile ID to overseas residents
South Korea is making its mobile identification cards available to its nationals living overseas. The mobile ID card service will…
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CRVS-DPI integration becoming imperative says UNDP
Through its network of partners, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been making the case for Civil Registration and…
Philippines mulls mandatory national ID for govt aid
Beneficiaries of government subsidies in the Philippines may need to show their national ID before having access to such benefits…
Australia’s myGov app integrates passkeys, still waiting for ID credentials
Australia’s digital ID has made “real progress” in the last few months but the federal government is still unable to…
New Zealand digital identity regulator opens doors, ushering in era of digital ID
New Zealand’s digital identity regulator is now live. The Trust Framework Authority, which will determine which organizations are verified to…
WURI digital ID project improving access to public services in Benin
Many citizens in Benin now have easy access to public and private sector services thanks to a foundational identity (fID)…
Ukraine cabinet okays decision that allows veterans to access services using only digital ID
Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation has announced that cabinet okayed proposed changes that allow for veterans in the country to…
Estonia digital identity wallet app from Cybernetica lifts off
Tallinn-based Cybernetica has submitted the minimum viable product (MVP) for Estonia’s national digital identity wallet to the Estonian Information System…
Nepal MPs say popularize national ID before mandating for service access
Some lawmakers in Nepal are unhappy that the government is in a rush to make the national digital ID card…
New South Wales’ government is investing millions in digital identity
New South Wales’ decentralized digital identity program is getting a cash infusion from the Premier Chris Minns’ government, which has…
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