Zimbabwe EC urged to do more despite apparent biometric voter registration success
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced the enrollment of over 25,000 new registrants so far in the national biometric…
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Cambodia, Jamaica to roll out digital IDs, Bangladesh plans issuance for farmers
The issuance of digital IDs in Jamaica is expected to begin this year, a government official has announced, following the…
ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept
Alberta-based ATB Ventures is partnering with the government of Canada to develop a proof of concept for a National Digital…
Microsoft customers need to step up authentication, says Microsoft
With cyberattacks on computers becoming less attractive (due to better defenses), criminals are more interested in attacks on identities. That…
Health care sector always talking, planning digital ID management. Too little ‘do’
Among the most troubling problems facing health care providers, patient identity has not significantly improved since the digitalization of facility…
UNDP identity roundtable: does the bill payer set the standards for private ID firms?
Who are identity systems being built for? What standards do and should private sector firms adhere to when contracted by…
Primer on the multiple Covid roles for biometrics – it’s not just for tracing anymore
Just as the Covid pandemic encompasses much more than people getting sick, identity biometrics can have scores of positive and…
NADRA goes all out for handling complaints
The National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA) has launched a Centralized Complaint Management System (NCCMS) which allows citizens…
Nepal secures land registration, tax collection with biometrics
Nepal’s Department of Land Registration Management and Archive (DOLMA) has launched the web-based Land Record Information Management System (LRIMS) which…
Philippines aims for 92M biometric PhilID target in 2022
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says it is looking forward to swelling the number to 92 million registrants for the…
