Sierra Leone launches biometric ID card to upgrade CRVS, Kenya’s UPI goes birth-to-death
The details of Kenya’s plans for its Unique Personal Identifier continue to emerge, with the government planning to begin issuing…
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Efforts to increase digital ID issuance across Africa maintain steam
As digital ID adoption continues around the world, a number of countries in Africa including Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania, are…
Nigeria’s NIMC boss commends digital ID enrollments milestone as capacity increases
The head of Nigeria’s digital ID issuing agency praises the “unified ID approach” and ecosystem model adopted, calling it a…
Does the husband know? Some issues surrounding IDs for refugees can shock
It can be tempting for some to think that for all the despair and chaos assumed at a refugee crisis,…
Nigeria ID4D head calls for stronger legal framework to support digital ID consistency
The head of Nigeria’s Digital Identification for Development initiative is calling on legislators in the country to pass a data…
More World Bank support in view for Nigeria’s digital ID coverage efforts
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been promised technical support by the World Bank as part of efforts to…
Nigeria ID4D seeks privacy consultant for national ID management infrastructure
The Nigeria Digital Identity for Development project (Nigeria ID4D) is seeking the expertise of a number of service providers, including…
Charting cooperation for inclusive, trusted digital public infrastructure at the UN
Digital cooperation and the building of resilience through safe, trusted and inclusive digital public infrastructure anchored one of the forums…
Skeptics of World Bank’s ID4D want more transparency and harm reduction for digital IDs
Dozens of civil society organizations and individual human rights advocates say digital ID programs “regularly” erode human rights. Signatories to…
Integrated Biometrics sees financial inclusion gains from Nigeria’s digital ID
A new case study from Integrated Biometrics (IB) explains the company’s engagement with the Nigerian government, including how its Kojak…
