Striving for a fairer, more inclusive world – Turing Institute digital identity conference
Do countries need entirely new, purpose-built systems for digital ID rather than expanding existing systems? How reliable are algorithms? What…
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Nigerian telco 9Mobile to enroll biometrics of 10M rural residents for national ID
Nigeria’s federal government has appointed 9Mobile to register at least 10 million people living in rural areas for national identity…
Philippines digital ID scheme to get boost with $600M World Bank loan
The government of the Philippines recently secured a World Bank loan to the tune of $600 million to help push…
Nepal again excludes Tibetan refugees from legal ID plans
There are no plans by the Nepalese government to issue legal IDs (refugee cards) to thousands of Tibetan refugees living…
#GoodID is going to Harvard, but can an Ivy League setting push the movement forward?
A stalwart backer of digital ID to benefit consumers, Omidyar Network, is handing off its #GoodID project to Harvard University….
Public sector biometrics use expands in Pakistan with pension, charity schemes
A biometric system to facilitate identity verification of pension earners in Pakistan is now operational, reports the Associated Press of…
Infineon revealed as supplier for Vietnamese digital ID
Vietnam’s electronic ID efforts have taken a step forward, as Infineon and MK Smart were announced as vendors for the…
Governments prioritize ID documents to mitigate thin chip supplies
The global chip shortage is not having as detrimental an impact on the production of smart government ID documents as…
UNHCR gets digital ID boost from Estonia to improve service delivery for refugees
Refugees and forcibly displaced persons benefiting from services of the United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are having a…
Digital ID data and fragility: the Dark Side of Identity, Part 2
What can happen with data amid the realities of fragile environments such as places of conflict, natural disaster or political…
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