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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

Philippines Launches Authentication Platform for National Digital ID

The Philippines opened a web-based offline authentication platform for its national digital ID named PhilSys Check.

Staff Reporter Apr 14, 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

USTDA Helps Advance Smart’s 5G Deployment in the Philippines

USTDA’s training grant will help Smart, a subsidiary of the Philippines’ largest, fully integrated telecommunications company PLDT Inc., deliver better cloud-based products and services to its customers across the Philippines.

Staff Reporter Dec 14, 2021 2 min read News

Philippines Investing Big on Greenhouse System

The Department of Science and Technology in the Philippines invests 2.49 million Pesos in the Payatas Controlled Disposal Facility to construct a smart greenhouse system.

Staff Reporter Nov 17, 2021 2 min read Sustainable Development Goals

Digital Governance Award 2021 Philippines

Digital Governance Award 2021 was virtually hosted in the Philippines on 29th October 2021. Here is a list of the award winners.

Staff Reporter Nov 12, 2021 4 min read News

E-Gov Sans Frontiers: The Story of Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Philippine Government's vaccine certificate is based on the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) created in India, used as a reference system by the WHO's Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC). It uses private and public-key cryptography and is interoperable with authorised wallet applications.