Biometric enrolment for Rwanda’s digital ID program imminent, says ICT Minister
Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire recently shared updates on the work that is done by the government…
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Rwanda’s planned digital ID could both increase and decrease exclusion
Some digital ID project researchers say the plan by Rwanda to implement a biometric digital ID card in the next…
Rwanda seeks contractor to digitize civil registration archiving system
Rwanda has launched a call to tender for the digitization of the country’s civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) archiving…
Rwanda considers biometrics to improve child vaccination coverage
Rwandan authorities are thinking about introducing biometrics as a way of ensuring that no child is kept out of routine…
Study finds digital IDs would yield economic good in three African nations
A new multinational study of African countries claims that digital IDs could save people millions and even hundreds of millions…
Rwanda initiates legislative digital ID amendment to include stateless persons, children
Stateless persons as well as newborns in Rwanda will be among those able to have a digital identity card if…
Global lessons from digitally identifying the poor for health in Cambodia, India, Rwanda
Digital technologies help in the development of health schemes, according to the findings of a new publication from the WHO….
Singapore wants to share its learnings on digital ID, so does World Bank
The World Bank has worked with Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) to create a case study of the island nation’s…
Nigeria, Rwanda progress in national childbirth registration programs
Countries around the world appear to be making some progress on their efforts of meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development…
Report proposes digital ID changes for financial inclusion of forcibly displaced persons
A report produced by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) on the state of financial inclusion in three African countries…
