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…
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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…
Start small, test, and iterate: legal ID delivery advice from OpenCRVS engagement lead
Civil registration and vital statistics registries are critical tools for governments to understand the populations they are trying to serve;…
Open-source technologies have potential to accelerate development efforts: Brookings report
A research paper published by The Brookings Institution argues that if properly developed and deployed, open source technologies that can…
Multi-Cloud orchestration makes open source identity work
By Mike Vesey, CEO, IdRamp There is no one cloud to rule all applications. Most of us operate with multi-cloud environments….
Zitadel raises $2.5M for open-source digital identity platform
Switzerland-based firm Zitadel has raised $2.5 million for the development of an open-source identity and access management (IAM) platform focusing…
Maturing MOSIP enjoys ID4Africa limelight as it expands its partnerships and vendors flock
“We’ve been working on MOSIP since 2020. In fact it was in 2019, the first time we heard of it…
UNDP requests proposals for open source mobile digital ID pilot in Mauritania
A request for proposals has been issued by the United Nations Development Programme for an open source mobile digital identity…
Exadel updates open-source facial recognition service for UI, easier CCTV deployments
Silicon Valley-based software consultancy and engineering provider Exadel has added a slew of features to its CompreFace open-source facial recognition…
Updated MOSIP digital ID system is truly multilingual, supported for up to 5 years
After a quiet launch in February 2022, the team behind MOSIP 1.2 Long-term Support (LTS) Release known as ‘Asymmetric Amoeba’ explained…
