UK plans $550M budget for government digital identity update
The United Kingdom’s upcoming digital identity system may cost the country up to £400 million (roughly US$552 million), ComputerWeekly reports….
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Kenya’s private sector can push digital identity drive: Estonian leader
The President of Estonia has praised Kenya’s digital identity journey and says she believes the private sector can help push…
Ontario plans SSI-based digital ID by fall, Liquid Avatar lauds use of open standards
The Canadian Province of Ontario has unveiled its digital identity standards and technology plan, ahead of a planned launch of…
Facial recognition forecast at $8.5B in 2025, biometric payment cards breaking out
Signs of market strength for biometric payment cards and facial recognition are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric…
South Africa’s government urged to make digital identity development a priority
A report commissioned by financial services company BankservAfrica and conducted by accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has called on the government…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Cameroon reveals intention to issue biometric residence permits
The Secretary General at Cameroon’s Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, says the President of the Republic has the given the green…
Philippines digital ID registration biometric phase advances amid quarantines
Biometric enrollment for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is proceeding at pace. Over 26 million people have completed Step 2…
Pakistan secures family trees, IDs foreign residents, prepares for electronic voting
A series of developments in Pakistan span a new digital ID card verification system; a way for people to check…
Vietnam’s national biometric ID cards with Entrust tech to reach 50M issued in 2021
Vietnam began to issue 50 million chip-based digital ID cards with embedded biometrics to eligible citizens beginning in February of…
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