Efforts by Singapore’s government to prepare the island nation’s digital infrastructure, including its national digital identity system, helped it cope…
Sri Lanka is planning to launch a biometrics-backed Digital Identity Card to support digital access to a range of government…
Two East African nations fared very differently in how they use mobile phones for distributing welfare payments, according to a…
Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to reduce poverty has partnered with multinational bank Habib Bank Limited (HBL) and Bank…
Positive news for digital ID across Africa as Togo votes through legislation to protect personal data and how it is…
The potential of biometric ID systems for abuse in some countries is a major threat to individuals, and current practices…
The UNHCR has expanded its use of biometrics for food distribution to over 100 sites across eight countries, and registered…
It has been two steps forward and possibly two steps back again for digital ID in Africa this week. While…
Brazilian consumer rights watchdog Idec has castigated the intended use of biometric technology in the social security system, and pushed…
NEC Corporation has signed a strategic technology partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to share its know-how in biometric…
