Philippines legislator pushes for simplified ID requirements
A legislator in the Visayas region of the Philippines is pushing for organizations to be required to accept any single…
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Linking CRVS, national ID systems ‘transformative’ for govts, citizens
The push for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) and national ID systems to be integrated with each other to…
Details of the Gambia’s national ID card contract plan emerge
The Minister of Interior of The Gambia, Hon Abdoulie Sanyang, says a plan is afoot for a new national ID…
Laxton to accompany Ethiopia on 90M digital ID target by 2030
Laxton says its partnership with the Ethiopia National ID Program (NIDP) has been crucial in the rollout of a MOSIP-based…
Gabon puts digital ID at forefront of its digital transformation journey
Since June, citizens in the central African nation of Gabon have been able to obtain a new generation national ID…
Philippines plans to complete universal digital ID registration in 2025
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is set to register the entire Filipino population in the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) by…
Identity Day 2024: Marking progress and urgency
International Identity Day 2024 is being officially observed in dozens of countries around the world, and recognized by individuals and…
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…
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