Free-to-use civil registration system OpenCRVS adds features, configuration
The open-source, free-to-use civil registration and vital statistics platform OpenCRVS has introduced substantial developments in its latest version, 1.2. New…
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Rank One biometric algorithms integrated with MOSIP foundational digital ID platform
Rank One Computing has joined the MOSIP ecosystem as a partner to provide its biometric algorithms to foundational ID systems…
Worldcoin shares details of open-source, iris biometrics-scanning ‘Orb’
Cryptocurrency company Worldcoin has published a new blog post describing the “Orb,” the company’s iris biometric imaging device. “After three…
Open Metaverse Foundation established to build standards and open-source software
Nonprofit Linux Foundation has created a new organization to provide a space for different industries to collaborate on developing open-source…
Sierra Leone signs up for national digital ID pilot built with MOSIP
Sierra Leone has struck a deal with MOSIP to build and pilot a national digital ID system with open source…
Make digital ID systems flexible with open source and standards: Tony Blair Institute
Governments must be able to upgrade and re-adapt their legacy ID infrastructure to allow them the flexibility to choose the…
Is open source the common denominator in EU’s digital ID wallet debate?
In any negotiation, it is smart to find an area of consensus as a platform on which to build a…
New speech datasets, software target greater inclusion
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has unveiled the Speech Accessibility Project, an initiative to make voice biometrics and speech…
Linux Foundation to support digital ID interoperability with new OpenWallet Foundation
Open source nonprofit Linux Foundation has announced intentions to create the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF), a project focusing on the interoperability…
Estonia’s AI Govstack to help other countries digitalize, offer virtual admin assistant
Estonia has one of the most advanced digital identity schemes in the world, allowing its citizens to access government services…
