South Africans get their chance to comment on national ID bill
The Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is inviting public comments on its draft National Identification and Registration…
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The Republic of South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs is inviting public comments on its draft National Identification and Registration…
(Dr. Joseph Atick, Eliud Owalo, and Julius Bitok on stage at ID4Africa 2023) In Kenya, the idea of a national identity…
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system by 2025 according to statements from two of…
The government of Philippines is hoping to expedite the issuance of digital identity cards to nationals with the Department of…
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying…
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as…
Kenya is moving to accelerate the issuance of national identity cards, particularly in border counties like Mandera in the country’s…
Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) says it is expanding its digital infrastructure with a new…
Colombia’s digital identity system is advancing with the National Registry Office carrying out pilots of facial authentication with several banks,…
A third population census is coming to Togo and the exercise will be dedicated to issuing biometric cards to citizens…