Estonia Rolls Out New Biometric ID Card
The government of Estonia will soon be collecting fingerprints before issuing ID cards. Each person’s biometric information will then be stored on a chip on…
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UNHCR to Issue Biometric ID Cards to Afghan Refugees in Pakistan
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is looking to outfit Afghan refugees in Pakistan with new smart identity cards through a six-month Documentation Renewal and…
Belgian Authorities Resume Biometric eID Rollout
“Authorities estimate that the new eIDs will fully replace the old ones over the course of the next decade or so.” Authorities in Belgium are back on track in…
GenKey Provides BioHASH Tech for Biometric eIDs in the Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast is looking to overhaul its national identity program through a new partnership with GenKey. To that end, the biometrics specialist will be…
Nepal Moving Forward with Plans for Biometric ID Cards
The government of Nepal is moving forward with plans for its national biometric ID program. To that end, the Department of National ID and Civil Registration…
GenKey, World Bank Collaborate on Biometric ID System in Niger
Biometric technology company GenKey has announced a partnership with the World Bank and the Government of Niger to set up a nationwide biometric registration…
Indian Authorities Issue Biometric IDs to Migrant Workers
Department officials from Kochi in the Ernakulam district of India have reported that the coverage of migrant workers in the area with biometric identification…
Tactilis Provides Biometric Smart Cards for Identity Pilot in Madeira
The Government of Madeira is moving forward with the pilot of the “Smart Island” digital identity program in collaboration with Tactilis. Madeira is an…
IDEMIA Delivers Biometric e-IDs to Nepalese Government
“Each ID card features a microchip containing the citizen’s photograph, signature, and fingerprint biometrics, while the card itself is laser-engraved…