Talk about digital ID by talking about services: ID4Africa 2022 workshop findings
“Word of mouth spreads faster than our official communications,” said Henock Ali of Ethiopia’s National ID Program during the feedback…
ID4Africa 2022 - biometrics topics
The ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting took place June 15 and 16 in Marrakesh, Morocco followed by an online virtual assembly on June 28 and 30. Read all of our exclusive ID4Africa coverage.
Civil registries are important – but how do you persuade the people?
How do civil registries enroll more people? Should they twist people’s arms by making birth certificates compulsory? These were among…
ID4Africa Livecast: Recommendations on infrastructure, digital ID for frictionless borders
Stakeholders who recently gathered in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh for discourses on digital identity at the ID4Africa Augmented General…
First look: baby biometrics to tackle swaps, kidnaps and missing children
Brazilian firm Natosafe is attempting to tackle baby swapping in maternity units with a mix of biometrics and AI to…
Ethiopia’s Zemichael on delivery of 70M digital IDs by 2025, lessons drawn from ID4Africa
The Executive Director of Ethiopia’s national ID program, Yodahe Zemichael, says the country is well on course to reach 70…
Maturing MOSIP enjoys ID4Africa limelight as it expands its partnerships and vendors flock
“We’ve been working on MOSIP since 2020. In fact it was in 2019, the first time we heard of it…
Debate, inspiration and biometrics launches define a packed return by ID4Africa
ID4Africa’s triumphant return to in-person gatherings in Morocco generated numerous headlines this week, between intensive debate and biometric solution launches…
Biometrics, digital ID companies make strong showing at ID4Africa 2022
While business during the ID4Africa 2022 Augmented General Meeting was being conducted in plenary halls and workshop rooms, the exhibition…
First look: IN Groupe launches ‘inclusive’ SMS-based SSI birth registration at ID4Africa 2022
IN Groupe has revealed its inclusive SMS, biometrics and cloud-based birth registration that aims to empower civil registries as much…
Solving four big identity issues in Africa: Day 2 of ID4Africa 2022
By Frank Hersey and Ayang Macdonald How will we reach full birth registration by 2030? How can we stop borders…
