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Nigeria fully digitizes academic credential verification
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (392+ words) Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has announced that the process to authenticate academic certificates has been fully digitalized, capping several months of coordinated work to get that done. The reform comes as digital credential verification is gaining momentum around the…...
African delegations study India’s digital identity systems under UNDP mission | Biometric Update
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (549+ words) Delegations from several African countries have completed a two‑week mission to India, learning from its experience in building digital public infrastructure (DPI). The visit was part of UNDP’s Africa Accelerator for Digital Public Infrastructure (AA4DPI) programme. Delegates from Ethiopia, Malawi,…...
France expands digital identity access in overseas territories
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (425+ words) France Titres has launched a new process that makes it easier for French nationals in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna to certify their France Identité digital identity. The new system allows users to update the app and…...
Albania gives ALBTrace broader role in digital identity infrastructure
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (317+ words) Albania has expanded the mandate of state-owned identity services provider ALBTrace, giving it responsibility for the country’s digital identity infrastructure as preparations continue for a national digital ID system, public broadcaster RTSH reports. Albania is ramping up efforts to put…...
Bangladesh budgets US$748 million for One-ID digital identity project
6+ day, 11+ min ago (379+ words) Bangladesh has revealed implementation details for its planned One-ID digital identity platform, publishing the proposed budget, issuance strategy and technical architecture for the World Bank-backed D-STAR program. The implementation details emerged in a review of the D-STAR project proposal first…...
Madagascar strengthens trust architecture for national digital ID | Biometric Update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (458+ words) The government has submitted two cybercrime-related bills to parliament that would modernize the country’s national cybercrime framework and to authorize ratification of the UN Convention against Cybercrime, known as the Hanoi Convention. The draft texts were approved by the Council…...
Indonesia considers linking social media accounts to national ID cards
1+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) As countries across Asia develop age assurance policies and schemes, the region is serving to illustrate the many possible branches that an online safety regulation could follow in achieving its goals, and the risks that come with certain approaches. Now,…...
Cambodia???s digital verification platform wins UN public service award
1+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) Cambodia’s document verification platform verify.gov.kh has been recognized with the United Nations Public Service Award 2026 in the category of Transparency and Accountability. It won out over more than 700 applications from 62 countries. The award was presented at the UN…...
Cameroon restarts birth registration drive, using schools as gateway to legal identity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (436+ words) The government of Cameroon will restart a campaign in September to issue birth certificates to one million school children who do not have one, using schools as a strategic entry point to reach children who missed birth registration at birth....
Cambodia exports digital verification platform to Timor-Leste
1+ week, 5+ day ago (515+ words) Cambodia is exporting its digital public infrastructure experience and knowledge, with a platform that has won plaudits. The fellow ASEAN member has strengthened its role as a regional digital government partner in helping Timor‑Leste. Timor-Leste launched its national document…...