Digital ID accelerates, faces obstacles across the world
While the adoption of biometric digital IDs is being accelerated around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic in countries…
Philippines
Filipinos urged to secure biometric ID cards for easier public transactions
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has called on his compatriots to register with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and procure their…
Philippines to test biometric remote voting solutions, urged to acquire more scanners
The Commission on Elections of the Philippines (Comelec) is planning to conduct an online trial voting exercise with biometrics in…
PSA opens PhilSys’ biometric registration process to the public
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) opened the second, biometrics-focused part of the registration process for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)…
Croatia, Kyrgyzstan to adopt biometric ID documents, Philippines funds enrollment phase
Under a new amendment to the Identity Card Act, biometric digital identity cards are in development for Croatian citizens. The…
Biometric election solution providers pitch Philippines on remote online voting systems
Biometric technology providers Voatz and Smartmatic will pitch their remote online voting systems as two of four companies being considered by the…
Philippine biometric ID registration on good footing as authorities eye Step 2 start
Authorities in the Republic of the Philippines say the ongoing registration process for biometric ID cards in the country is…
Philippines, Bangladesh enroll biometrics for ID cards to secure voter registration
The Philippines has announced plans to counter election fraud through its own national identity card, reports Philstar. Rosalinda Bautista at…
PhilSys biometric collection timeline set, bill proposes electronic voter registration system
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start collecting fingerprints, photographs and iris biometrics from registrants to its Philsys national ID…
Government investments in digital identity and biometrics programs progress around the world
Progress and plans for national digital identity systems and biometric e-government solutions have been announced around the world, including a…
