Africa’s most prominent identity-focused NGO is planning to explore different approaches to digital identity numbers in an upcoming panel discussion. The webinar, titled “Spotlight on Unique Digital Identity Numbers”, will […]

ID4Africa is calling attention to a recent Identification for Development (ID4D) report that examines the relative quality of the privacy features in digital ID programs in Austria, India, and Estonia. […]

The Jamaican Government has expressed its desire to fast-track the creation and implementation of a national identification system (NIDS) to help it with its aid and benefit distribution in the […]

In a decision by the European Commission, British nationals living in the European Union will receive an EU-wide biometric residence document by the end of the post-Brexit transition period. In […]

Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has said it is expecting that the biometric component of its myGovID program will be ready for a public beta test rollout later this year. […]

Pakistan Prime Minster, Imran Khan, announced the latest addition to his national anti-poverty program — known as Ehsaas Kafaalat — which will see seven million women suffering from poverty receive […]

“…IDEMIA suggested that the biometric national ID cards ‘will accelerate rollout of Morocco’s online services and will ramp up development of the digital economy.’” IDEMIA has won a contract to […]

Aadhaar is rapidly eclipsing other forms of identity in India. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) took to Twitter to announce that Aadhaar cardholders no longer need any other […]