Rwanda notes progress with $57M digital ID system to launch next year
The intension of the government of Rwanda is to fully have in place its national digital ID system by June…
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Researcher bemoans shortfalls in Ethiopia’s child birth registration
Researcher and social justice writer, Cassadee Yan, has reflected about the lingering problems plaguing child birth registration in Ethiopia, noting…
New World Bank data shows 800M people worldwide still lack legal identity
An estimated 800 million people around the world still lack official proof of identity with many of them children whose…
Malawi eyes SDG 16.9 target with universal legal identity blueprint
Malawi doesn’t want to be left behind in terms of meeting the 16.9 target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals…
Cameroon partners with Liber Technologies to pursue CRVS reforms
Cameroon’s National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC) has brought in a Luxembourg partner to support its ongoing civil status system…
Mobai wins Norwegian Research Council grant for user-controlled shareable biometrics
Facial biometrics company Mobai has won a 12.3 million Norwegian kroner (US$1.2 million) grant from the Research Council of Norway…
Vanuatu holds consultations on digital ID system implementation
The government of Vanuatu is holding consultations with several stakeholders to fine-tune a Digital Transformation Bill that will introduce a…
PNG hiring to clear NID backlog, govt wants 95% of population registered
Papua New Guinea has registered around 3.8 million residents to the National Identification (NID) project since it began 10 years…
Morocco, UNDP launch Digital for Sustainable Development Hub
Morocco has launched a Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) Hub with support from the UNDP to help Arab and African…
UN panel on digital ID and AI coasts on assumptions about role of AI agents
At an event held during the 80th UN General Assembly, a discussion addressed the question of “Trusted Digital Identity for…
