ID4Africa
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2023

18 Jan: afrique54.ne

ID4Africa dévoile la classe des Ambassadeurs 2023: record de hauts fonctionnaires et de représentation féminine

18 Jan: crocinfos.net

[Mouvement panafricain] ID4Africa dévoile la classe des Ambassadeurs 2023

18 Jan: fr.allafrica.com

Afrique: ID4Africa dévoile la classe des Ambassadeurs 2023 - La montée en puissance des hauts fonctionnaires et de la représentation féminine

18 Jan: Guinee114

Des hauts fonctionnaires du MATD et de l’ANIES représenteront la Guinée dans la classe des ambassadeurs ID4Africa 2023

18 Jan: Guinee114

Des hauts fonctionnaires du MATD et de l’ANIES représenteront la Guinée dans la classe des ambassadeurs ID4Africa 2023

16-23 Jan: Newsletter CMU Nº30

ID4Africa 2023, Mohamed Mahi SY, DSI de lʼAgence, dans la classe des Ambassadeurs

19 Jan: Notre voie

Promotion de l’identité : ID4Africa dévoile ses Ambassadeurs 2023

19 Jan: Clin d'Oeil

Des hauts fonctionnaires de la DNEC et du CTDEC représenteront le Mali dans la classe des ambassadeurs ID4Africa 2023

18 Jan: mosaiqueguinee.com

Des hauts fonctionnaires du MATD et de l’ANIES représenteront la Guinée dans la classe des ambassadeurs ID4Africa 2023

2022

30 Aug: Gabon Review

Action humanitaire : 2 Gabonais parmi les ambassadeurs d’ID4Africa 2022

22 Jun: linfodrome.ci

Identification : Ago Christian décentralise les services de l'ONECI

17 Jun: aujourdhui.ma

Transition numérique : Une 6ème rencontre annuelle ID4 Africa pour accélérer le processus en Afrique

16 Jun: iatranshumanisme.com

Evénement sur l’identité numérique à l’assemblée générale ID4Africa

04 Feb: ABIDJAN.NET

Identification : les deux (2) Ambassadeurs ID4AFRICA 2022 pour la Côte d‘Ivoire définissent un planning d'actions

27 Jan: Network AID

ID4Africa Unveils 2022 Ambassador Class: Increased Female & Senior-level Representation

21 Jan: A NAÇÃO

Juvenal Pereira e Vânia Rosalete representam Cabo Verde na ID4Africa 2022

11 Oct: Concise

Pantami Bags Dubai World Trade Centre Award

24 Jun: Fratmat.info

Identification : L’Oneci partage l’expérience ivoirienne au Maroc

18 Jun: Concise

Pantami Leads Nigerian Delegation To ID4Africa Conference In Morocco

16 Jun: Nairametrics

NIN: Pantami says Nigeria is building digital economy through identification

06 Feb: linfodrome.ci

Côte d’Ivoire: Les Ambassadeurs ID4Africa se concertent pour une meilleure gestion de l’identité numérique

04 Feb: Agence Ivoirienne de Presse (AIP)

Les ambassadeurs ID4AFRICA se rencontrent après leur nomination en France

26 Jan: Ditadura de Consenso

Guiné-Bissau representada na Lista de Embaixadores do ID4Africa 2022

17 Jan: National ID

National ID Program of Ethiopia Announces a Pilot

2021

15 Nov: Biometric Update

UN explores digital identity sector to inform legal identity progress

21 Oct: Center for Global Development (Podcast)

Podcast: Lagos to Mombasa - How Can Digital ID Be Harnessed for Development?

18 Sep: Voice of America (Radio Interview)

Nightline : International Identity Day Sum-up, Takeaways and Recommendations - Interview with ID4Africa's Dr. Joseph Atick and Peter Clottey, Voice of America

16 Sep: Biometric Update

Biometric Basis for Massive Financial Inclusion Project Reflects Privacy Prioritization

14 Sep: Rfi

A universal digital identity card against social exclusion in Africa? [In French]

1 Sep: Social Investor (by Chandler Foundation)

Identifying Africa

16 Aug: Euronews

COVID vaccine passports are important but could they also create more global inequality?

29 Apr: ID & Secure Document News

ID4Africa Tackles Vaccination Certification Policy Issues

16 Apr: The New Dawn

Liberia: GC, Nir Calls for Synchronize ID System

12 Apr: CIO Mag

Covid-19 : ID4Africa plaide pour la mise en place d’une bonne politique de gestion de l’identité

6 Apr: World Privacy Forum

Gender Matters in Identity Systems: How an ID4Africa LiveCast Broke Important New Ground in Gender and Privacy

5 Feb: Africa Renewal, UN

African countries embracing biometrics, digital IDs

7 Jan: Thomson Reuters Foundation

S. Africa's plan to record all babies' biometrics raises privacy fears

7 Oct: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Pioneer Awards Ceremony 2021 Recap: Privacy Defenders Unite

13 Oct: MIT Review (Podcast & Transcript)

Podcast: The story of AI, as told by the people who invented it - Interview between ID4Africa's Dr. Joseph Atick & Jennifer Strong, MIT Review.

16 Sept: VOA – Africa 54 (Video Interview)

Nightline - Inclusion Challenges for Identity Systems across Africa - Interview with ID4Africa's Dr. Joseph Atick and Peter Clottey, Voice of America

14 Sept: The Namibian

Kieran needs public's votes

13 Sept: Le Monde

In poor countries, digital identity as a solution to exclusion

25 Aug: The Guardian

Will NIN Solve Identity Management Issues?

11 May: L'Entrepreneur

ID4Africa débat des passes de santé numérique: plus de collaboration, plus de clarté nécessaires

(Too much innovation, not enough labs: digital health pass details debated by ID4Africa)

21 Apr: Clarín Tecnología

Datos personales : Por qué el reconocimiento facial es más peligroso que lo que creemos

(Personal information: Why facial recognition is more dangerous than we think)

14 Apr: Front Page Africa

Liberia: Governance Commission, ID Registry Want Gov’t Build a Synchronize National ID System in support of Digital Economy

12 Apr: MSU Today

Using thumbprints, vaccination records to save children’s lives

12 Feb: Animata.com

Les pays africains adoptent la biométrie et l'identification numérique

11 Jan: Find Biometrics

South Africa’s Biometric Registration Plan Draws Concern from Privacy Advocates

2 Jan: Identity Review

The Key to Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential? Digital Identity

2020

31 Dec: MIT Technology Review

The biggest technology failures of 2020

9 Dec: Find Biometrics

ID4Africa Chair to Head New Digital Identity Advisory Board

3 Aug: The New York Times

This Tool Could Protect Your Photos From Facial Recognition

8 Jul: FindBiometrics

ID Talk Podcast: ID4Africa Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick on Biometrics and Mobile ID in Africa

19 Jun: Encomium

Identity for development in post-Covid-19 Africa

19 Feb: Fast Company

Facial recognition is easy to fool. This tech aims to fix that.

21 Dec: MIT Technology Review

Podcast: Attention shoppers–you’re being tracked

9 Dec: The Alan Turing Institute

The Turing harnesses global expertise with International Advisory Board for Trustworthy Digital Identity

13 Jul: FindBiometrics

ID4Africa to Convene Expert Panel on Digital ID Numbers

7 Jul: FindBiometrics

ID4Africa Stresses Need for Privacy By Design in National ID Programs

5 Jun: iapp

ID4Africa panel talks biometric efforts

22 Jan: The California Sunday Magazine

Facial Recognition: The controversial and nearly ever-present technology that could replace the fingerprint

2019

5 Dec: LAVÉRITÉ

The deployment of identity management elements, necessary for the governance of modern states (In French)

1 Oct: IT Telecom Digest

ID4Africa unveils 2020 campaign

11 Sept: S&D Magazine

Taking up the challenge of digital identity, one step at a time

7 Nov: CPO Magazine

The Fear of Biometric Technology in Today’s Digital World

26 Sept: THISDAY

Boost for Nigeria’s National Identity System

6 Sept: NewTelegraph Newspaper

FG adopts Sept 16 as National ID Day

22 Jun: Ventures Africa

Marrakesh to host ID4Africa 2020

6 Sept: The Nation

Fed Govt adopts Sept 16 as National ID Day

18 Jul: The New Humanitarian

Betting on biometrics to boost child vaccination rates

22 Jun: CIO mag

Africa first et Ubuntu, deux slogans pour l’identité numérique en Afrique

20 Jun: FindBiometrics [Podcast]

ID4Africa Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick on Bringing Identity Rights to Africa’s Invisible Population [Audio]

19 Jun: Jeune Afrique

Biometric identification: A highly coveted market in Africa

21 Jan: Les Echoes

Près de 1,1 milliard de personnes ne disposeraient pas de papiers officiels leur permettant d’être identifiés pour signer des contrats, voter, ou bénéficier de services publics. Les solutions numériques pourraient réduire le problème.

16 Jan: Business Ghana

ID4Africa Appoints Ambassadors from a Record 43 African Countries

20 Jun: Africazine

Morocco to host ID4Africa 2020

18 Jun: SA News

SA making progress in civil registrations

19 Jan: Les Echos

Un être humain sur sept est « invisible »

2018

7 Aug: Planet Biometrics

Groups call for International Identity Day

23 Sept: VG

Anslår at en halv milliard mennesker i Afrika er uten ID: – Alarmerende

2016

22 Jun: The Parallax

A biometrics pioneer’s plea for safeguards, privacy education

2014

14 May: The New York Times

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Founded in 2014, ID4Africa is the only Pan-African Movement that helps African nations build their strategic capacity needed for developing robust and responsible identity ecosystems in the service of development and humanitarian action. Since inception, ID4Africa has advocated identity-for-all, not just as a legal right (consistent with SDG 16.9), but also as a practical necessity for access to services. The Movement believes inclusive identity schemes built on the respect of privacy and human rights are essential for economic growth and for digital transformation of government.

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