UNCTAD project boosts digital identity capacity in small island states
An independent evaluation has found that digital identity played a central role in a three-year development project. The UN Development…
United Nations
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UNJSPF biometric system delivers faster pension payments with less fraud
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) serves a user base that is dispersed all around the world, some…
UN moves to renew Palantir deal despite unresolved privacy, governance risks
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is preparing to renew a five-year agreement with Palantir Technologies even though a…
Deepfakes become part of organized crime’s industrial technology stack
In coverage of how generative AI technology and deepfaked biometrics have transformed the fraud landscape, the word “scale” comes up…
UN pension delivery system’s biometric spoof protection passes BixeLab assessments
Australia’s BixeLab has completed a series of evaluations of the biometric Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) technology used by one of…
UN launches DPI Safeguards Accelerator program
The UN has invited agencies and organizations to apply for the first DPI Safeguards Accelerator, a program that supports the…
GovTech panel on DPI cautions on dogmatic digitalization
Digital public infrastructure is a hot topic among governments, but a recent panel reminded the audience that some hybridity and…
Gabon pens deal with UNCDF to accelerate financial inclusion
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has agreed to support Gabon in modernizing its national financial services ecosystem and…
UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests
The UN’s Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC), which strengthens international cooperation in combating online crime, was officially signed by 72 countries…
Digital ID solutions for displaced populations addressed at UN
Civitas ID, the digital identity platform developed for displaced populations, launched during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly…
