Why decentralized digital identity looks different in every country
Governments globally are developing and launching digital identity schemes. A variety of models exist, and many of the largest are…
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Biometric Update publishes exclusive features and executive interviews along with forward-looking, systematic data about digital identity projects in developing nations.
Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco selected for AfCFTA digital identity and DPI rollout
Three countries in Africa will be implementing a flagship digital public infrastructure program for the first time in a bid…
World Bank unveils DPI procurement guide for more integrated digital services
The World Bank Group has published a guidance note that aims to assist countries in selecting the most appropriate procurement…
Digital ID success at scale hinges on tech, governance, adoption: IN Groupe
A study by French identity provider IN Groupe has established that digital identity systems succeed at scale only when countries…
New book makes case for DPI as fully integrated ecosystem
Digital development specialist Pedro Tavares has published a book that outlines how governments can successfully build digital states with digital…
Digital ID systems fail migrants due to policy gaps, Caribou finds
A new report by research organization Caribou has warned that digital ID systems around the world have continued to deepen…
UNICEF unveils guide for design of DPI systems that work better for children
Sometimes, countries design digital public infrastructure (DPI) systems that either harm or totally exclude children from enjoying some of their…
Mozambique taps Ethiopia’s digital ID expertise in DPI partnership
Mozambique has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia to tap from the latter’s rich experience in the implementation…
AU Protocol on Digital Trade expected to boost DPI in Africa: AfCFTA SG
The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, is hopeful that the adoption of the…
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…
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