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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

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

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

SriLanka, World Bank to Jointly Study Digital Governance to Digital Economy

Outcomes of this initiative are expected under three main tracks – Strengthening Digital Governance; Accelerate Delivery of Digital Govt. and Services; and Resilient and Competitive Digital Economy

Staff Reporter Jan 25, 2022 3 min read News

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 Public Utilities

Sri Lanka lifts farm chemical ban as organic drive fails

Sri Lanka announced the immediate lifting of a ban on importing pesticides and other agriculture inputs.

Staff Reporter Nov 20, 2021 2 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.