Biometric passports: progress in Nepal, Seychelles, ‘huge crowds’ in Bhutan
Biometric passport issuance is progressing at different rates in three countries this week. First to the Seychelles, which has unveiled…
Nepal - biometrics topics
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Uneven, surprising changes in using digital ID to vote around the world.
The role of biometric identification in voting around the world is ever-evolving, sometimes controversial and sometimes just confusing. Here’s a…
Data security rules needed for Nepalese digital ID, Nigeria’s World Bank funding
A similar lack of data protection rules in Nepal and Nigeria could limit citizens’ confidence in the national digital ID…
Are overly simplistic national ID programs creating more exclusion?
Too many people advocating for digital national IDs make it sound like development programs are just an overlay on a…
Costa Rica switches to biometric passports, Nigeria opens new production center
The list of countries issuing biometric passports to their citizens continues to get longer, as Costa Rica has joined in…
Cambodia, Jamaica to roll out digital IDs, Bangladesh plans issuance for farmers
The issuance of digital IDs in Jamaica is expected to begin this year, a government official has announced, following the…
Nepal secures land registration, tax collection with biometrics
Nepal’s Department of Land Registration Management and Archive (DOLMA) has launched the web-based Land Record Information Management System (LRIMS) which…
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…
Biometric passports coming to Armenia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has extended passport issuance, recently only available in the capital Kabul, to seven provinces, and will prioritize…
Nepal considers $14M biometric national ID card bids from Thales and Idemia
Competing bids from Thales and Idemia are being considered by Nepal’s government for a national biometric ID card program, which…
