Digital technologies for birth registration must factor in data, gender considerations: APC
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), a network of organizations working for the positive use of the internet and digital…
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Linking CRVS with legal identity systems offers major benefits: UNECA
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African countries to capitalize on the emphasis this year’s Africa…
UNDP outlines how to build DPI in line with safeguards initiative
As part of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards Initiative fronted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), stakeholders from…
IOM seeks end-to-end biometric software provider for Kosovo border security contract
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued a request for quotation from biometrics service providers for the development of…
Cameroon lawmakers examine legislation to address statelessness
The Parliament of Cameroon is examining a bill that will allow the country to accede to two United Nations Conventions…
UN advocate lauds financial inclusion in the Philippines through digital ID
Financial inclusion is a critical objective for nations seeking to enhance economic development and resilience, particularly in regions where large…
UN says law enforcement should not use biometrics to surveil protestors
Law enforcement agencies should not use biometric technology to categorize, profile or remotely identify individuals during protests, the United Nations…
African digital CRVS Shared Asset initiative advances as collaborative framework is born
Efforts aimed at putting in place an integrated and harmonized digital Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (e-CRVS) system that will…
DPI gets cloud service launch, UN working groups and a definition of ‘public’
Cloud-based on-demand technology provided as a service could address a series of challenges associated with rolling out digital public infrastructure,…
Djibouti’s counter-terrorism efforts through responsible use of biometrics get UN push
Efforts by Djiboutian law enforcement agencies to deal with violence and terrorist threats in East Africa through the responsible collection,…
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