Policy & Governance

Korea to Invest KRW 69.4 Billion in 11 E-Government Support Projects

The e-Government Support Project supports the efficient implementation of e-Government tasks, such as creating a common basis for use by various ministries and convergence of multiple information systems.

Staff Reporter Feb 11, 2022 3 min read Policy & Governance

TDRA Helps Drive UAE’s Digital Transformation Through Key Initiatives

Emirates ranks 21st globally in the UN's e-Government Survey 2020, advancing eight places since 2018. The UAE has ranked among the world's best countries in terms of government digital transformation, the World Bank's GovTech Maturity Index 2021 showed.

Staff Reporter Feb 9, 2022 3 min read Policy & Governance

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

Aye or Nay: US Gov Agencies Battle It over Facial Recognition

The General Services Administration rejects facial recognition for its popular Login.gov sign-on service even as the IRS plans to make it a requirement to access tax records online

Staff Reporter Feb 7, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

By the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me, an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device.

Staff Reporter Jan 24, 2022 2 min read

Israeli Interior Ministry Asks to Extend a Controversial Biometrics Database

Fingerprint collection is not included in the Biometric Database Law passed in 2017, but rather an emergency order set to expire in June

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

New ICT Strategy to Enhance Efficiency of Government Services in Bahrain

The strategy calls for developing the telecommunications infrastructure, supporting the digital economy, enhancing e-governance, and developing digital capacity.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 2 min read Policy & Governance

China’s Cabinet Says It Will Promote Transformation of Digital Economy

The State Council set several targets for 2025, namely increasing the digital economy’s share of the national GDP from 7.8% in 2020 to 10% in 2025.

Staff Reporter Jan 17, 2022 1 min read Policy & Governance

Federal CDO Council in USA Publishes Data Playbook

The federal Chief Data Officer (CDO) position is a pivotal and transformational role that can significantly benefit the collection, organization, analysis and use of data in the agency as well as improve its value to society. The CDO must embrace the roles of change agent and evangelist to bring the inspirational vision of what data can do for all stakeholders.

Staff Reporter Jan 10, 2022 1 min read

Digital ID Checks To Be Introduced From April in UK

The UK Government has announced that from 6 April 2022, digital identity document validation technology (IDVT) will be introduced to support employers and landlords with the right to work, right to rent and pre-employment DBS checks.

Policy & Governance

Bangladesh Govt Approves Digital Business Identity Registration Guidelines

Celebrating the Local Digital Declaration

Browsers Could Face Two Regimes in Europe as UK Law Set to Diverge from EU

US-UK Data Access Agreement Will Go Into Effect Later This Year

New Innovation Agenda Launched to Boost EU Startup Ecosystem

US Chamber of Commerce Explains the Hits and Misses in Broadband Funding