Chile accepting ‘X’ as sex for national IDs
Shane Cienfuegos became the first person in Chile to receive a non-binary national identity document last week after nine years…
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NADRA cracks down on suspect IDs, collects biometrics from relatives
The National Database and Registration Authority in Pakistan has canceled 181 national digital ID cards that were issued to non-nationals…
Philippines distributes 16M biometric ID cards, downloadable version coming soon
Officials of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) say 16.7 million biometric national digital ID cards dubbed PhilID have already been…
Cameroon election agency wants huge ID card backlog cleared ahead of polls
The chairman of Cameroon’s election management body (ELECAM), Abrams Enow Egbe, recently held talks with the delegate general for national…
ITU-T to recommend OSIA specifications for national digital identity systems
The Secure Identity Alliance has been qualified to provide normative references for digital identity that would be International Telecommunication Union’s…
World Bank execs see digital public infrastructure as catalyst for financial inclusion
Three top executives of the World Bank have argued that efforts made to facilitate digital payments during the peak of…
Biometrics to support more national programs as legal frameworks and modalities advance
Biometrics could be commonplace in applications five years from now that are novel today, panelists at an Innovatrics event explained…
Digital identity progress means small decrease in 2023 budget for Philippines agency
Progress made by the Philippines digital identity system PhilSys is the reason for a cut in the agency’s proposed budget…
Ugandan digital ID on trial: high court requests expert witness while AG denies exclusion
The first hearing in the human rights litigation against the government and identity agency over Uganda’s national digital ID system…
India, Nigeria, Pakistan discuss sustainable financing for digital ID schemes with ID4Africa
Designing identity authorities based on business models which can generate funds for the proper functioning and sustainability of their systems…
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