UN to adopt fingerprint recognition-based employee ID cards
The United Nations International Computing Center (UNICC) has launched the One UN Smart Card project – which plans to adopt…
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Biometrics to verify voters in Uganda; Zimbabwe and Pakistan evaluating costs, usability
Uganda’s electoral commission (EC) is to meet this week to explain its decision to use biometric voter verification in the…
Morpho identity management platform integrating civil registries and vital statistics
Morpho (Safran) announced it is integrating civil registries and vital statistics (CRVS) in its MorphoCivis identity management and registration system…
UN using IrisGuard iris recognition devices to aid Syrian refugees across Middle East
The United Nations is using IrisGuard’s iris recognition technology as part of its humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees across the…
Accenture and Word Bank release report on universal ID
Today, Accenture and the World Bank released a report to help developing nations create universal ID management systems. The report…
UN calls for expanded use of advance passenger information to prevent foreign terrorists from travelling
UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) has called for expanding the use of advance passenger information (API) to prevent foreign…
UN labor organization considers biometric ID for seafarers
Employers, trades unions and government met this week at the International Labor Organization in Geneva, where they discussed how implementing…
UN Approves funding to support anti-piracy efforts in Somalia, includes biometrics
The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy has recently approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy…
