Pakistan introduces digital birth, death registration in health facilities
Pakistan has taken a decisive move to streamline birth and death registration by digitizing the process and making services available…
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50-in-5 DPI campaign adds Jamaica and Mexico
The 50-in-5 campaign which is a collaborative effort aimed at helping countries of the Global South to design, develop, and…
Somalia unveils DPI tools for biometric verification, ID issuance and service access
Three foundational digital public infrastructure systems have been introduced by Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) and federal government…
From starting a business to AML enforcement, LEIs loom large
If you thought paperwork was hard on people, consider the plight of the startup business run by an aspiring entrepreneur….
Nigeria adds 1M digital IDs as efforts to meet new target advance
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has released National Identification Number (NIN) figures for March, indicating that almost a million…
Rwanda seeks supplier for automated multimodal biometric authentication system
The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) has announced that it is receiving bids for the implementation of an Automated Multi-modal…
Lebanon plans $50M investment in AI, DPI devt within two years
The Lebanese government has unveiled a plan to pump in between $30 million and $50 million into the development of…
Carnegie panel spotlights customization, private sector role in DPI development
A handful of governments have led the charge to define and popularize the concept of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), but…
The World Bank showcases new white paper on DPI as it seeks to accelerate digital transformation
The World Bank has a new digital transformation white paper that underlines what it believes digital public infrastructure (DPI) should…
Liberia launches digital public infrastructure project with $30M World Bank funding
The government of Liberia has flagged off a digital transformation project that seeks to expand its digital ID coverage and…
