EU calls for input on open source as it looks toward tech sovereignty
The European Commission has published a public call for feedback for improving the EU open-source sector, in a bid to…
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OpenID Foundation launching self-certification program for 3 specs in Feb 2026
The OpenID Foundation will soon release conformance testing for three final identity specifications, in what a release calls “a defining…
Experts re-echo need for African countries to strengthen DPI sovereignty
There is a growing necessity for African countries to have greater control over their Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), despite getting…
Bloomberg becomes latest OpenID Foundation member
Bloomberg is joining the global open identity standards body OpenID Foundation (OIDF) with a plan to support the development of…
Open-source software for DPI market still largely underdeveloped, research finds
Open-source software (OSS) adoption for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) still lags behind proprietary technology not because it is immature, but…
NSW Police face questions on use of facial recognition algorithm from 2011
Australia’s New South Wales Police used a legacy facial recognition algorithm for over a decade and declined repeated offers of…
Bhutan begins migrating self-sovereign digital ID to Ethereum
Bhutan has begun the integration of its National Digital Identity (NDI) platform with the Ethereum open-source blockchain protocol, the Kingdom…
OpenID to allow accredited labs to offer their conformance tests
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) will allow accredited laboratories and other organizations to offer its conformance tests with the service scheduled…
Registration for MOSIP Create digital ID hackathon 2nd edition underway
The second edition of the MOSIP Create initiative has started off with a call for registration scheduled to run from…
Youverse-run challenge shows biometrics vulnerable to certain low-tech attacks
While deepfake fraud attacks have become a prominent source of worry for organizations securing access to accounts or resources with…
