Philippines digital ID project on track for 2021 target as Step 1 registration tops 37M
Authorities in the Philippines are optimistic the target set this year for registration for the national digital ID card (PhilID)…
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New European partnerships strengthen transition to digital identity
A further flurry of Europe-centric partnerships shows increasing collaboration and alignment of ideas for the future of digital identities and…
MOSIP (Modular Open-Source Identification Platform)
MOSIP was incubated at IIIT-Bangalore as a global digital public good. The platform’s modular architecture, easy configuration, and customization abilities,…
Sri Lanka partners with MOSIP to develop its digital ID ecosystem
The Government of Sri Lanka is using MOSIP to design and develop its foundational digital ID system and prepare a…
Digital ID to help target beneficiaries of Philippines aid distribution program
Rolando Bautista, Secretary of the Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development says the PhilID national digital ID will enable…
Indian farmers’ digital ID proposed as Aadhaar reaches 99 percent adult coverage
India’s Biometric Seafarers Identity Document (BSID) has been integrated with the National Maritime Logistics Portal, which has reduced the issuance…
Nigeria to add 6M students to biometric database for school meal program
Nigeria’s federal government says it is embarking on a nationwide biometric data capture process in order to scale up the…
Digital ID rollout passes 1M cards in Philippines
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says it is planning to roll out a website and offline mechanism for relying parties…
Why Worldcoin will go nowhere
Guest post by John Mac Ghlionn On June 29, Bloomberg published a piece on Worldcoin, “a new startup that intends…
Ghana’s pensions agency harmonizing biometric data to save cost
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) – a government agency in Ghana charged with managing the national pensions…
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