Facetagr offers facial recognition to ID missing Nepal flood victims
Nepalese authorities have adopted an AI-powered facial recognition system to complement DNA analysis efforts aimed at accelerating the identification of…
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Nepal’s digital government failures expose infrastructure weaknesses
Nepal’s digital government overhaul is facing mounting failures as demand outstrips capacity and critical national platforms buckle under structural constraints….
Nepal’s national ID outage disrupts passports, banking and government services
Nepal’s national identity infrastructure has seen extensive technical failures, leaving thousands unable to access services that are verified through the…
Nepal makes national ID the trust layer for digital payments
The national identity card (NID) in Nepal is now a mandatory requirement for anyone conducting a transaction using the country’s…
Nepal asks India to accept biometric NID card for cross‑border travel
Nepal has formally asked India to recognize its biometric National Identity (NID) card as an official travel document. The proposal…
Nepal approves IN Groupe for new 10M-record biometric ID system
Nepalese authorities have selected French identity firm IN Groupe for a new Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) with a capacity…
Nepal ID document drama escalates with Veridos, Mühlbauer, gov’t officials charged
There is a split between government officials in Nepal over whether Veridos and Mühlbauer, jointly awarded the country’s passport production…
Nepal cancels ID tender, betting on domestic control
Nepal is facing mounting problems with its national identity system as printing challenges, a purported security issue and a tender…
Nepalese raise concerns over new DPI loans amid previous project failures
Some experts have expressed apprehensions that the government of Nepal has contracted a new loan for the implementation of a…
Scaling Nepal’s digital economy will require interoperable identity infrastructure
Two recent studies on Nepal’s digital transformation paint a picture of robust growth but somewhat fragile foundations. Nepal’s digital economy…
