Biometrics experience, policy and tools must converge to transform lives
Biometrics and technologies for issuing, sharing and delivering services with identity credentials shared the stage with practical, real-world experiences and…
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.
World Bank demystifies PKI and electronic signatures at ID4Africa 2025
A workshop chaired by World Bank officials Nay Constantine, Tunde Fafunwa and Chris Tullis addressed how electronic signatures enable remote…
Procurement integral part of digital ID system design from beginning: UNDP
Experts from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have advised governments implementing digital ID systems to make procurement an integral…
Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
‘Digital identity is critical national infrastructure’: ID4Africa 2025
World Bank and European Commission Technical Consultant Adam Cooper examined the global landscape of digital identity adoption, noting that he…
Record ID4Africa exhibitors show growth in continent’s digital identity market
Among the new all-time highs in scale set at ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is the number of…
Strategies to get the most out of digital identity in focus at ID4Africa 2025
Making digital identity useful is one of the key themes of ID4Africa’s 2025 AGM in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and a…
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya reveal revenue generation models from national ID programs
At ID4Africa 2025, a panel of representatives from five African countries deemed advanced in identity spoke on ‘Reimagining Identity Authorities…
ID4Africa 2026 AGM will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, will be the venue of the 2026 edition of ID4Africa’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The…
Leveraging digital ID in the financial sector: ID4Africa panel
Financial inclusion was highlighted as the mother of all digital ID use cases during an early panel discussion on the…
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