Sri Lanka to begin procuring digital ID equipment from India with Indian money
The Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Project Monitoring Committee (JPMC) has launched the procurement process for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity…
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ID cards face delays in Philippines, launched in Kenya, use encouraged in Vietnam
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has been urged by the country’s president to speed up printing the ‘digital version’ of…
Lessons from Aadhaar for digital ID architecture, financing shared by Nilekani and ID4Africa
Nandan Nilekani, founding chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, and prominent Aadhaar architect, expounded on the lessons that…
Australia launches myGov digital identity mobile app, ‘at long last’
After long delays, the Australian government’s myGov mobile app has launched, with integrated biometric facial recognition log-in capabilities and a…
Facial recognition under scrutiny in Ireland as PSC exec claims department does not track biometrics
The infrastructure behind Ireland’s Public Services Card (PSC), an ID credential for accessing services, does not track holders’ biometric data,…
Thai government partners with 7-Eleven to issue digital IDs
The Digital Government Development Agency (DGA) in Thailand is using technology integrator Counter Service to create a new channel to…
Pensioners go biometric in India, Philippines to keep receiving payments
There is no retiring from technology for pensioners in India and the Philippines. India is pushing Aadhaar-based faced authentication for…
Cayman Islands national digital identity register set to move ahead at a cost of US$9.6M
The Cayman Islands proposed national identification card and digital identity register project will cost around 8 million Cayman Islands Dollars…
Belgium plans rollout of digital ID wallet next year to compete with itsme
Belgium is carrying out test operations in line with the government’s plan of introducing an application from 2023 to contain…
Scotland plans digital ID pilot for 2023 as One Login is scrutinized
The Scottish government intends to test its new digital identity platform early next year, according to Computer Weekly. The trials…
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