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Bengaluru Institute Exports 'Open-Source Aadhaar'

Six developing countries – Sri Lanka, Morocco, the Philippines, Guinea, Ethiopia and the Togolese Republic – are using an Aadhaar-like, open-source system to provide digital identities to their citizens. The platform was built by the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru (IIIT-B), a non-profit headed by Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan.

Staff Reporter Jul 26, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

UIDAI Begins Hunt for Top Hackers to Identify Bugs in Aadhaar Data Security

UIDAI has called out the top 100 hackers on the bug bounty leader boards to identify any potential bugs in the Aadhaar data security which holds the data of over 1.32 billion Indians. The program will help UIDAI in better governance and delivery.

Staff Reporter Jul 19, 2022 2 min read Public Utilities

UIDAI Sets 5 Key Focus Areas to Promote Aadhar Card Usage in India

he UIDAI on Wednesday held a Workshop on ‘Recent Initiatives for Simplifying Aadhaar usage’. The workshop focused on sharing key developments and practices in Aadhaar Usage adopted by various departments of the State Governments and Union Territories (UTs)

Staff Reporter Jun 2, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

Proposal for a National Digital ID in Sri Lankan Cabinet Today

The card will be introduced to verify the identity of individuals on the basis of their biometric data.

Staff Reporter Mar 21, 2022 1 min read Policy & Governance

Indian Firm Syntizen to Tap New Digital ID Markets Abroad

The company, which has video KYC, facial matching and liveness check, and Aadhaar-based identity solutions, can help governments extend citizen services electronically and also aid players in the BFSI segment.

Staff Reporter Feb 17, 2022 3 min read News

Sri Lanka to Have Digital Identity Framework based on India’s Aadhar

Sri Lanka had decided to adopt a national digital identity framework based on ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’ modelled on the Aadhaar card.

Staff Reporter Feb 11, 2022 1 min read News

Philippine Central Bank BSP Unlikely to Issue Digital Currency

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is unlikely to issue its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the near term, according to BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno.

Staff Reporter Feb 9, 2022 4 min read Finance

India Tinkering with Federated Digital Identities; All Documents to Be Linked to a Single ID

India may soon introduce a ‘Federated Digital Identities’ model that will allow multiple IDs to be added to a single digital ID.

Staff Reporter Feb 9, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

Brookings Report Puts Digital ID as the Building Block for Modern Gov Service Delivery

A digital identity system is one of four building blocks identified as important for digital government, along with a data collection and management platform, a digital payments capability and core data registries.

Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2021 3 min read

India Set to Link Voter's List to Biometric Aadhar IDs amid Privacy Fears

The union government has decided to amend the Aadhaar Act to legally empower the Election Commission to link the unique identification number with the electoral roll, aiding them to remove bogus and duplicate entries. The new reform will also pave the way for giving “remote” voting rights to migrant voters.

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