Namibia’s new CRVS, national ID system reflects key data protection aspects
Namibia’s newly proposed Civil Registration and Identification Bill has been praised for containing essential elements of data protection. However, the…
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Kenya’s digital ID rollout holds trust, transparency lessons: CFI report
The benefits of digital public infrastructure (DPI) can only be realized if the government is committed to a high-quality implementation…
NIMC, NPC, UNICEF accelerate Nigeria’s birth registration efforts
An initiative that has the support of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has been launched to speed up birth…
Brazil strengthens DPI and digital ID push to boost economic growth ahead of G20
Brazil is advancing in its efforts to strengthen its public digital infrastructure. The goal? To improve access to digital services,…
Huge numbers of national ID cards uncollected in Kenya, Sierra Leone
Identity authorities in Kenya and Siera Leone recently signaled that huge numbers of national ID cards remain uncollected by applicants….
Cameroon audit finds nearly 13k fake birth certificates in $5M pension fraud
An audit carried out by the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon has unveiled a massive pension fraud by some former…
World Bank pledges to close access gap to official ID, digital payments
The World Bank has pledged that it will continue to offer support through its Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative to…
Digital technologies for birth registration must factor in data, gender considerations: APC
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), a network of organizations working for the positive use of the internet and digital…
ID30 offers 7 recommendations for civil registration, legal ID
ID30 is looking for partners as it develops a set of recommendations for advancing legal identity and civil registration in…
Somalia reviews legal framework, technology side of its digital ID implementation
Government officials and representatives from partner organizations in Somalia recently shared views on how to lay a solid legal and…
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