Thailand accelerates decentralized digital identity with NDID
Thailand’s blockchain roadmap should shift as NDID grows. That’s the message from Andre Barros, strategy and project director at Limix….
ID for All
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Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal
Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform…
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
Pakistan to harmonize govt databases for easier biometric verification, data security
Pakistan will implement a nationwide facial recognition system and also ensure the harmonization of all government databases to make sure…
DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog
Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by the end of this week…
Legal identity is pivotal to inclusive migration governance in Africa: ECA
Stakeholders from about a dozen African governments, civil society outfits and international development organizations recently explored ways through which legal…
Vietnam govt digitization reaches Legal Portal, health cards
Vietnam has launched a National Legal Portal for both individuals and businesses, with prime minister Pham Minh Chinh describing it…
Nigeria kickstarts presidential committee to boost DPI implementation
Nigeria is moving forward in its plans to transform the country through digital public infrastructure (DPI). On Tuesday, it announced…
Infant.ID system can effectively address child swaps, trafficking: Integrated Biometrics
Integrated Biometrics (IB) is a regular exhibitor at ID4Africa AGMs, but this year, the U.S. biometrics firm showcased its first…
Tanzania budgets $4.5M for digital ID pilot targeting minors
Tanzania’s Home Affairs Minister, Innocent Bashungwa, has announced that the government has allocated the sum of 11.34 billion Tanzanian Shillings…
