Policy & Governance

Kenya Pushes On with Huduma Namba as Compulsory Digital ID amid Controversy

New proposals already in Kenya’s Parliament in the form of a bill seek to introduce multiple changes to the country’s Huduma Namba digital ID scheme which, since its launch in 2019, has elicited a lingering controversy.

Staff Reporter Jan 3, 2022 3 min read

UK to Roll Out Digital Identity Documents for Pre-Employment Checks

The new UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework will set out the rules and standards for organisations to follow to carry out secure and consistent digital identity checks.

Staff Reporter Dec 28, 2021 2 min read Policy & Governance

In India, Parliament Communications May Soon Be Accessed Digitally Through e-Sansad

e-Sansad will allow the secretariat, ministries, members and citizens to access information digitally in a secure manner.

Staff Reporter Dec 23, 2021 3 min read Policy & Governance

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.

Staff Reporter Dec 22, 2021 3 min read Policy & Governance

Australia Releases Data Strategy

Data is a valuable national asset that, when leveraged effectively, can bring transformative benefits to its users and to individuals and the economy more broadly. The Australian Government proved this in its response to the initial COVID-19 outbreak, when it leveraged private and public data to respond to the health and economic effects of the virus.

Staff Reporter Dec 22, 2021 2 min read Policy & Governance

Dubai Becomes World’s First Paperless Government

All internal, external transactions and procedures in the Government of Dubai are now 100% digital and managed from a comprehensive digital government services platform.

Staff Reporter Dec 16, 2021 2 min read Policy & Governance

Transforming Federal Customer Experience to Rebuild Trust in Government

Agencies that provide significant services directly to the public are required to identify and gather feedback from customers; establish service standards and measure performance against those standards; and benchmark customer service performance against the best customer experience provided in the private sector.

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