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Philippines, World Bank examine impact of national ID program
The Philippines remains actively engaged in strengthening its national ID system, and the push is evident in recent initiatives and…
ACI pushes back on Philippine national ID card contract cancelation
The Philippine government’s national ID system has come under scrutiny, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) faces criticism for…
Pakistan ID agency chair out after court rules appointment violates constitution
A legal standoff appears to be brewing between Pakistan’s military government and judiciary, after the Lahore High Court ordered the…
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…
Kuwait prepares to halt services for unregistered fingerprint biometrics
Those in Kuwait failing to meet the deadlines for biometric registration will face suspension of government services. The Central Bank…
DR Congo cancels biometric national ID contract; Idemia ‘determined to collaborate’
The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled a $697 million contract to set up a biometric national identity system and…
MOSIP’s biometric QR code spec draft out for public comment
The Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) has released a draft of its Claim 169 specification for interoperable, QR code-based…
Philippines central bank cancels digital ID card contract with ACI
The Philippines’ central bank has cancelled the contract to produce the country’s national digital ID cards, leading to an appeal…
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….
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