UIDAI enters collaboration with World Bank to export Aadhaar digital ID architecture
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has entered a collaboration with the World Bank and United Nations to deploy…
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Failed institutions incite fear of Mexico’s biometric national ID plan
Centralized biometric databases held by untrusted governments that have not passed robust data protection laws continue to elicit criticism and…
World Bank official proposes digital identity steps to drive inclusion in West, Central Africa
The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, says the continent has strong digital growth potential,…
Ugandan ID system a ‘national security weapon’ that denies human rights – report
Uganda’s national biometric ID system has failed in its promise to improve access to services for Ugandans, says a new…
Digital ID programs are only as good as the planning that goes into them, say activists
Having bought into promises of a rapid economic rise with digital IDs, nations, particularly developing countries in the southern hemisphere,…
Lesotho national digital identity system within 200,000 of universal coverage, saving public money
The World Bank has commended efforts by Lesotho, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, to implement an inclusive digital identity…
Massive gender disparities in digital ID systems persist, ID4Africa panel says
ID4Africa reconvened for the fourteenth edition of its livecast, this time with a special focus on Gender Matters in Identity…
Digital ID trust gets new focus in ID4D principles
World Bank Group officials have sharpened the principles underpinning their ID-for-all program, getting more explicit about the need to engender…
Early research on biometrics’ effectiveness for benefits delivery reviewed in World Bank ID4D report
Evidence is beginning to accumulate on the effect of biometrics adoption in the delivery of social benefits, according to the…
Privacy and security concerns from digital identity growth addressed by civil society, governments
Even before the pandemic hit, digitization was growing at an incredible rate. Now, the need for contactless services has increased…
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