Huawei accelerates global digital transformation with digital ID, ICT and 5G projects
In recent years, global telecommunications provider Huawei Technologies has significantly ramped up its involvement in infrastructure projects aimed at supporting…
public-private partnerships
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Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic
Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation biometric national ID card for…
Cameroon building Digital Transformation Center to manage digital consular services
As part of a process launched last year by the government of Cameroon to modernize its consular services including the…
Public-private partnerships pose opportunity for DPI and national digital ID initiatives
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) may play a critical role in the development of a national digital identity infrastructure around the world….
CSIS encourages private sector DPI investment as UN pushes for safeguards
An advocacy paper published by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a public policy non-profit, has explored how…
Uganda mulls requiring return of old identity cards to issue new generation IDs
Ugandan authorities are studying a plan which may require citizens holding old and expired cards to hand them back before…
Nigeria launches digital CRVS platform built by private partner
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has unveiled a digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) platform that is expected…
$400M mobilized to support digital public infrastructure development in 100 countries
Global stakeholders have made a pledge to raise funds to the tune of $400 million as well as provide leadership…
EU court rules research can be trade secret in lie detector biometrics project
An EU panel of judges has rejected an appeal to overturn a court judgment preventing the release of details about…
India says chip passports coming ‘soon’ as authorities discover fakes through biometrics
Indians will soon be able to obtain their long-awaited e-passports, equipped with biometric chips compliant with the latest ICAO standards….
