Gender gaps threaten progress on global legal identity goals, Vital Strategies CEO warns
As countries work toward universal legal identity under SDG 16.9, greater focus on gender inclusion is needed to ensure women and…
ID for All
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Guyana data chief says digital ID won’t replace voter ID
Guyana’s Data Protection Commissioner, Aneal Giddings, has clarified that the country’s national digital ID is not intended to be used…
Google investing $5M into LatAM DPI projects through Co-Develop
Google has pledged $5 million in support for Latin American governments adopting digital public infrastructure (DPI), including digital IDs and…
NADRA Technologies Limited partners on biometric onboarding, IDV platform
NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL), the commercial arm of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), has signed a memorandum of…
Philippines plans ID verification for healthcare with PhilSys integration
The Philippines is planning to modernize its healthcare delivery system with an integration of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). An…
Digital health systems keep failing. The fix isn’t more tech, it’s designing with and for people
By Lara Tabac and Carlie Congdon of Vital Strategies Governments around the world are pouring resources into digital health and…
Gabon institutes social media age verification for under-16s
Gabon has gazetted a new regulation that requires anyone accessing social media platforms and digital media content in the country…
Digital ID trust cannot be fully automated, it needs the human layer: GITEX Africa panel
A panel at the recent GITEX Africa 2026 event, which took place from April 7–9 in the imperial Moroccan city…
Mastercard in talks for digital financial inclusion project in Ethiopia
Officials of Ethiopia’s government-owned telecommunications company, Ethio telecom, recently held talks with a delegation from Mastercard on ways of reinvigorating…
Digital infrastructure development dominates Africa’s policy priorities: Carnegie Brief
A brief released by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has disclosed that the development of digital infrastructure has been…
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