Why we support International Identity Day
International Identity Day began as a proposal and petition launched at ID4Africa 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria, and has grown into…
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India claims to effectively meet SDG16.9 of legal ID for all, expands authentication methods
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency that implements the country’s Aadhaar identity system, claims to have reached…
Governments should center utility, trust and inclusion in digital ID to support fintech: panel
Digital ID could substantially expand the potential of digital identity infrastructure for fintechs in relation to government applications, was the…
ID Day coalition grows by 45 percent, new slogan adopted
September 16 will be the fourth International Identity Day, and marks a significant jump in the numbers of organizations supporting…
International Identity Day an opportunity for knowledge sharing for Idemia
September 16 is International Identity Day, in recognition of United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 16.9. The Goal is to provide…
Aadhaar critic joins ID16.9 podcast to discuss inclusion shortfalls
Allegations that India’s digital ID Aadhaar has entrenched, rather than alleviated exclusion from social services and government benefits, have dogged…
Nigeria, Rwanda progress in national childbirth registration programs
Countries around the world appear not to be making some progress on their efforts of meeting the United Nations Sustainable…
Skeptics of World Bank’s ID4D want more transparency and harm reduction for digital IDs
Dozens of civil society organizations and individual human rights advocates say digital ID programs “regularly” erode human rights. Signatories to…
Sri Lanka outpaces many in its digital identity and birth registration programs
Off the southern tip of India, the island nation of Sri Lanka is making birth certificates digital ID documents. At…
ID16.9 podcast examines role of private sector in meeting UN’s 2030 legal identity goal
The latest episode of the ID16.9 Podcast produced by Biometric Update focusses on how involved private sector companies and other…
