Biometric passports: progress in Nepal, Seychelles, ‘huge crowds’ in Bhutan
Biometric passport issuance is progressing at different rates in three countries this week. First to the Seychelles, which has unveiled…
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Explainer: What is a biometric passport?
Also called ePassports or digital passports, biometric passports differ from older types of IDs in that they have an embedded…
ICAO pilots travelers’ digital ID verification upgrades with PKD support
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has unveiled a new pilot project to authenticate travelers’ electronic and digital IDs. The…
Confusion greets Ghana Card PKD inclusion announcement by ICAO
A development this past week suggesting that Ghana’s national biometric ID card dubbed Ghana Card has been okayed by the…
ICAO publishes public key Master List for digital health passes
A master list for authenticating digital health passes has been published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to help…
Controversy over Ghana VP remarks on ID card use as passport shows need for public engagement
The recent claim by Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the country’s national biometric ID card (the Ghana Card)…
ID4Africa debates digital health passes: more collaboration, clarity needed
The challenge for governments standing up digital health pass systems is not whether the appropriate technology exists, it is sorting…
ID4Africa panel urges caution, debates trust framework for digital vaccine certificates
Some governments have begun accepting international travelers with digital proof of their health status. Questions around how these digital health…
Cameroon, Rwanda see progress in biometric passport projects implementation
Rwanda’s project to issue passports with embedded biometric data has attained a new milestone in its implementation process following the…
ICAO publishes Master List of digital certificates for biometric passport authentication
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued an online “Master List” of biometric passport authentication certificates to strengthen border…
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