South Africa plans Intelligent Population Register in proposed civil registration reform
The government of South Africa intends to modernize its National Population Register by putting in place what it describes as…
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Ethiopia looking for contractor to supply 20M pre-personalized resident ID cards
Ethiopia’s National Identification Program (NIDP) has launched a call to tender for the delivery of 20 million secure pre-personalized resident…
Ethiopia banks harmonize customer account information with Fayda digital ID
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a directive calling on all banks and financial institutions under its control…
Cambodia’s Verify digital ID tech adopted by the Philippines national identity system
The Philippines government is plugging in Cambodia’s digital verification platform to its national digital identity system. From St. Kitts and…
OECD suggests measures to strengthen Chile’s digital ID rollout strategy
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says Chile has already recorded substantial progress in the implementation of its…
Philippines confirms national ID held by 80% after biometric deduplication
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 90 million Filipinos have now been registered and verified in the national…
Turing Institute sees surge in biometric spoof attacks on DPI, offers security advice
Countries around the world must protect their digital public infrastructure with a “Digital ID Safety Pack” to meet the minimum…
Somalia to integrate more govt services with national ID as issuance reaches 1M
Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has hailed the growing adoption of the national ID card, and says more…
Afghanistan hands out 10 million digital IDs in four years
Over 10 million digital ID cards have been distributed in Afghanistan in the last four years of Taliban rule. The…
Angola begins issuance of ID cards to newborns
Angolan authorities have announced a plan to strengthen birth registration and begin the issuance of national ID cards to newborns…
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