Vietnam releases draft digital identity and authentication guidelines
Vietnam is pushing ahead with its plan of developing digital governance as the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)…
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Digital identity roadmaps updated for property markets in India, UK
The Union government of India has officially activated its plans to link land records to citizens’ biometric unique identifier Aadhaar,…
Hong Kong ‘exploring collaboration’ with Mainland digital identity systems
Hong Kong is investigating how its digital identity platform could operate with systems in mainland China, as revealed by written…
Lord Holmes discusses state of digital identity in the UK
Lord Holmes has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2013. He is also a member of the…
Philippines digital ID project on track for 2021 target as Step 1 registration tops 37M
Authorities in the Philippines are optimistic the target set this year for registration for the national digital ID card (PhilID)…
New Zealand close behind Australia in establishing consumer data right legislation
New Zealand Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark plans to create a consumer data right legislation for consumers to…
Sri Lanka partners with MOSIP to develop its digital ID ecosystem
The Government of Sri Lanka is using MOSIP to design and develop its foundational digital ID system and prepare a…
Indian farmers’ digital ID proposed as Aadhaar reaches 99 percent adult coverage
India’s Biometric Seafarers Identity Document (BSID) has been integrated with the National Maritime Logistics Portal, which has reduced the issuance…
Nigeria to add 6M students to biometric database for school meal program
Nigeria’s federal government says it is embarking on a nationwide biometric data capture process in order to scale up the…
Ghana’s pensions agency harmonizing biometric data to save cost
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) – a government agency in Ghana charged with managing the national pensions…
