ID4Africa 2027 AGM theme highlights digital ID systems connections, utility
The thousands of delegates attending next year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pan-African identity movement ID4Africa will take a deep…
ID4Africa
ID4Africa is a Pan-African Movement motivated by the need to promote legal identity for all in Africa. It is a tripartite with representation from African governments, development agencies and industry. Biometric Update has provided full coverage of the meetings and livecasts since 2016.
International Identity Day shifts focus beyond coverage to trust
The ninth annual International Identity Day is being observed today under the theme “My Identity, My Shadow. Never Apart.” This…
Digital ID sustainability, power to improve lives depends on healthy ecosystems
Resilience and realism were central to the discussions among digital identity and DPI experts from around the world at ID4Africa…
Local developers, mobile credentials and QR Codes take ID4Africa spotlight
The suitcase-sized biometric enrollment kits that dominated the exhibitions at ID4Africa’s early AGMs are gone. Instead, exhibitors at ID4Africa’s 2026…
ID4Africa vendors see Africa leapfrogging legacy digital identity systems
The annual ID4Africa AGM is a major world event in identity – a must-attend for many biometrics providers working on…
Interoperable digital ecosystems next frontier of Africa’s digital transformation
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Salima Monorma Bah, says African countries must move beyond isolated national digital…
Governance can keep DPI working for people when other stakeholders turn against them
The promise of digital public infrastructure is in the scale and efficiency that allows governments to improve inclusion and service…
Digital identity must be built for interoperability from day one, says Margins CEO
Prominent Ghanaian entrepreneur and Margins ID Group founder and CEO Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr. has argued that national digital identity…
ID4Africa’s Joseph Atick on why Africa is setting the pace for digital identity
At the ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan, digital identity leaders focused on a common theme: building sustainable digital identity ecosystems…
Why decentralized digital identity looks different in every country
Governments globally are developing and launching digital identity schemes. A variety of models exist, and many of the largest are…
