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2023

16-02-23: UNICEF, AfDB reports reveal civil registration gaps and opportunities in Africa

16-01-23: ID4Africa unveils concept note, ambassador class for 2023 AGM

2022

15-12-22: Does the husband know? Some issues surrounding IDs for refugees can shock

09-12-22: Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings

03-11-22: Mastercard expands Farm Pass digital ID platform across APAC to improve agrifinance

20-10-22: Biometric technologies ditching bias, expensive scanners and centralization up

3-10-22: Ethiopia’s national digital ID prepares foundation ahead of scale up

3-10-22: ID Day boost, SDG warning and dynamic new identity and inclusion models for Togo

29-09-22: India, Nigeria, and Pakistan discuss sustainable financing for digital ID schemes with ID4Africa

14-09-22: ID Day coalition grows by 45 percent, new slogan adopted

01-07-22: Talk about digital ID by talking about services: ID4Africa 2022 workshop findings

30-06-22: ID4Africa Livecast: Civil registries are important – but how do you persuade the people?

28-06-22: ID4Africa Livecast: Recommendations on infrastructure, digital ID for frictionless borders

22-06-22: Ethiopia’s Zemichael on delivery of 70M digital IDs by 2025, lessons drawn from ID4Africa

16-06-22: Solving four big identity issues in Africa: Day 2 of ID4Africa 2022

15-06-22: Nairobi, Kenya to host ID4Africa 2023, selection process revealed

15-06-22: ID is no longer just about identity: Day 1 of ID4Africa 2022

15-06-22: Minister says Nigeria’s ambitious digital ID registry should be complete by 2025

14-06-22: ID4Africa in-person return sees new high for countries represented, delegate seniority

09-06-22: All eyes on Marrakesh: what to expect as digital ID community returns to the ID4Africa summit

10-03-22: Mobile phones for legal identity, not just digital: ID4Africa livecast

03-03-22: ID4Africa LiveCasts: Mobile for Identity Management and Inclusive ID4D

31-01-22: Uganda’s digital ID achievements, challenges and prospects

31-01-22: ID4Africa: the future of digital identity in the real and virtual worlds

26-01-22: ID4Africa digital identity Ambassadors group diversifies and grows for 2022

26-01-22: ID4Africa LiveCasts: Season 4 Premiere

2021

20-12-21: Potential ways to avoid digital ID’s dark side concludes ID4Africa trilogy

03-12-21: Digital ID data and fragility: the Dark Side of Identity, Part 2

22-11-21: Researchers, advocates make case for more inclusive digital ID systems in ID4Africa Livecast

17-11-21: The Dark Side of Identity: Mitigating the risks

15-11-21: UN explores digital identity sector to inform legal identity progress

01-11-21: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana share digital ID success stories in ID4Africa Livecast

28-10-21: Identity expert dissects biometric authentication failures and how to overcome them

19-10-21: ID4Africa looks to expand ranks of digital ID Ambassadors

19-10-21: CSIR offers contactless fingerprint biometric software to partners in South Africa

19-10-21: Morocco, Lesotho report progress on digital ID ecosystems development

14-10-21: NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journey

13-10-21: ID4Africa returns to in-person – and augmented – event in Marrakesh, June 2022

01-10-21: Digital ID officials confront open-source opportunity, brain drain, and true gender inclusivity

23-09-21: i-On-Africa LiveCast: The South Africa & Kenya Report

16-09-21: International ID Day 2021 seeks mainstream recognition with art, friends and tokenization

16-09-21: Digital ID status update for Nigeria and Rwanda: new technology, data law

15-09-21: International ID Day 2021: beyond the core and ID as an ‘existential right’

26-08-21: ID4Africa i-On-Africa: Reports from Nigeria and Rwanda

11-06-21: Moving digital health passes from confusion to inclusion

31-05-21: Biometrics building trust in African elections, laws must do their part

28-05-21: Role of biometrics and private sector in legal identity debated in UNDP event

10-05-21: ID4Africa debates digital health passes: more collaboration, clarity needed

03-05-21: Public supports digital health pass mandates for travel

19-04-21: Tackling the infant ID problem with fingerprint biometrics

12-04-21: ID4Africa panel urges caution, debates trust framework for digital vaccine certificates

12-03-21: Massive gender disparities in digital ID systems persist, ID4Africa panel says

24-02-21: Dr. Joseph Atick argues for new legal identity definition based on traceability on ID4Africa Livecast

15-02-21: Mauritius’ digital ID system success story showcased in ID4Africa livecast

01-02-21: Will Open APIs break digital ID vendor lock-in, usher in new opportunity? ID4Africa community debates

18-01-21: South Africa’s planned child biometric registration stirs privacy concerns

2020

29-12-20: Africa’s digital ID authorities revisit strategy to build new enrollment models

09-12-20: Digital identity all-star team appointed as new Turing Institute International Advisory Board

07-12-20: Coming wave of open source digital ID projects detailed in ID4Africa webinar

16-10-20: Robust digital identity systems pay off for pandemic relief: ID4Africa livecast

05-10-20: Biometrics Institute, ID4Africa, ID2020, Amber and NIST host online events this month

25-09-20: Ecosystem approach could accelerate biometric enrollment in Nigeria

17-09-20: Value biometrics over physical credentials to improve inclusion, ID4Africa’s Identity Day panelists argue

15-09-20: Biometrics events roundup: Suprema to introduce multi-biometric solution

12-09-20: ID4Africa livecast – Country Progress Reports: Spotlight on Nigeria

10-09-20: ID4Africa calls on Facebook to settle face biometrics bias question through NIST testing

30-07-20: ID4Africa seeks speakers for special webinar panel on inclusion in digital identity

24-07-20: ID4Africa webinar shows gradual shift of digital ID systems in Africa towards individual control beginning

29-06-20: Digital identity for all push in Africa now has clarity and political will: ID4Africa Executive Chairman

27-06-20: Biometrics at the network edge grow in prominence for smart city and healthcare applications

25-06-20: Biometrics industry urges support for public-private partnerships in ID4Africa webinar

18-06-20: ‘Certain narratives were exposed’ in national ID systems, development experts tell ID4Africa webinar

05-06-20: ID4Africa webinar – The Identity for Development Agenda in the Era of COVID-19

04-06-20: Fingerprint safety, advanced biometrics and data protection landscape discussed by ID4Africa panel

03-06-20: ID4Africa posts World Bank comparison of Privacy by Design practices for biometric national ID

03-06-20: ID4Africa webinar – ID management in Africa in the era of COVID-19 and beyond

26-05-20: ID4Africa launches registration for webinar on ID management and COVID-19

12-03-20: ID4Africa rescheduled for October 28 to 30 to ensure full inclusive participation

28-02-20: Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020

11-02-20: ID4Africa 2020 registration open, presentation lineup announced

07-01-20: ID4Africa Ambassador program expands again with new positions and nearly all African nations included

2019

18-10-19: ID4Africa calls for submissions from biometrics and ID community for 2020 event speakers

26-09-19: Digital ID in Africa this week: mammoth biometric registration plans for Nigeria and Interpol in the Sahel

25-09-19: UNECA head adds economic expertise and diversity to ID4Africa Advisory Board

16-09-19: International Identity Day celebrated with rich nations largely on sidelines

13-09-19: Digital ID in Africa this week: International Identity Day, biometric electoral rolls on display in Ghana

09-09-19: Nigeria Officially Declares September 16 as National Identity Day

16-07-19: Disagreement and consensus building among African digital ID authorities at ID4Africa 2019

09-07-19: Omidyar Network hopes to ensure African digital ID is ‘Good ID’

26-06-19: NEC XON biometric ID4Africa demos draw ministerial interest

24-06-19: ID4Africa 2019: Disruption to consensus

20-06-19: Two ideas to break down vendor lock-in in foundational biometric ID systems launch at ID4Africa 2019

20-06-19: Disruption, danger and determination: Africa debates its digital ID future on the final day of ID4Africa

20-06-19: Morocco to host ID4Africa 2020

19-06-19: Infant biometrics in the spotlight at ID4Africa 2019

19-06-19: Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019

18-06-19: id3 introduces biometric digital seal for document verification at ID4Africa

18-06-19: Tascent premieres new mobile fingerprint capture device at ID4Africa

18-06-19: Key themes and debates emerge as ID4Africa opens

18-06-19: ID4Africa Identity Council chooses leadership and direction for African ID systems

17-06-19: ID4Africa 2019 promises debate on biometric data and ID issues as market matures

17-06-19: Integrated Biometrics debuts Danno fingerprint sensor at ID4Africa

17-06-19: Laxton bringing new multi-modal biometric desktop device to ID4Africa 2019

14-06-19: ID4Africa 2019 participants preview biometrics news to come from leading global event

30-05-2019: Aratek set to showcase biometric ID solutions at SDW, ID4Africa

28-05-19: Biometric Update resumes Official Journalist role for ID4Africa 2019

23-05-19: Zetes to present on public service delivery and showcase biometric solutions at ID4Africa

16-04-19: Roundtable of African Data Protection Authorities to launch at ID4Africa

03-04-19: ID4Africa welcomes two more UN agencies to advisory board

15-01-19: ID4Africa Identity Council launches as Ambassador ranks grow to record 43

2018

23-12-18: International Identity Day surpasses 75 global partners as Coalition building enters third stage

24-09-18: European Biometrics Association launches new strategic plan to build on early success

13-09-18: Coalition Supporting September 16 as International Identity Day reaches 40 groups

11-09-18: UNICEF Associate Director and Global Chief of Child Protection Cornelius Williams Joins ID4Africa Board

28-06-18: Potential breakthrough in infant biometrics heads for trial in Kenya after ID4Africa appeal

15-06-18: Identity Industry Lessons from the 2018 ID4Africa Survey

25-05-18: Tanzania leverages increased knowledge and skill to move toward universal biometric identity

26-04-18: Integrated Biometrics supports call to recognize International Identity Day

24-04-18: Drive for official International Identity Day launched at ID4Africa

23-04-18: International Identity Community arrives in Abuja for ID4Africa 2018

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Founded in 2014, ID4Africa is a Pan-African Movement that assists African nations in building the strategic capacity needed for robust and responsible identity ecosystems in the service of development, digital transformation, and humanitarian action. Since its inception, ID4Africa has advocated identity-for-all, not just as a 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 pivotal for driving economic growth and facilitating the digital transformation of government and society. ID4Africa has established itself as a thought leader in the field of digital identity, playing a central role in shaping the global discourse on this vital issue.

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