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G20 recommends digital public infrastructure policy to drive financial inclusion

The group of the 19 most advanced economies in the world, the European Union, and mostly recently the African Union,…

 

Nigerians urge new NIMC boss to expand digital ID coverage, streamline enrollment

The new director general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Bisoye Coker-Odusote, has been called upon to expand digital…

 

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…

 

Early and proactive public engagement needed for DPI projects: panel

Digital Public Infrastructure has become a hot topic in the development and identity communities, but as with any technology, will…

 

India’s Account Aggregator DPI could promote equitable financial access: World Bank

India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face a credit gap of between $250 billion and $300 billion. The World…

 

Address and ID verification proposed for World Bank social welfare program in Nigeria

The World Bank has been urged to make the use of a digital addressing and ID verification system a pre-condition…

 

ECOWAS to fast-track regional ID card project to boost financial inclusion, integration

The World Bank-supported West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) programme is set to enjoy new impetus…

 

Pakistan ID boss to head UNDP digital transformation committee as World Bank mulls funding

Muhammad Tariq Malik, chairman of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), has been appointed the chairman of the Technical…

 

Thales, Idemia, Veridos reportedly jostle for mega biometric ID card contract in DR Congo

Some big names in the biometrics and digital ID space such as French giants Idemia and Thales and Germany’s Veridos…

 

Global estimate for people without ID reduced to 850M: ID4D report

Identification for Development (ID4D), the World Bank division devoted to identity projects, has completed an extensive update to its dataset…

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