Latest News and Articles about Digital IDs
Digital IDs on Blockchain: A Tool to Combat Human Trafficking or a Dangerous Risk?
Digital IDs on Blockchain: A Weapon Against Human Trafficking or a Risky Gamble? The scourge of human trafficking—a $500 billion annual beast enslaving nearly 50 million people—is meeting a formidable foe in emerging tech. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) is championing digital identity systems and interoperable law enforcement data-sharing as critical tools […]
Read MoreSouth Africa Targets 2.5M Digital IDs by 2025, Full System by 2029 Elections
South Africa’s Bold Leap to Digital IDs: Aiming for 2029 Elections South Africa is ambitiously embarking on a digital identity transformation, with plans to issue 2.5 million digital IDs in the 2024/25 fiscal year and achieve a fully operational system by the 2029 elections. This initiative, spearheaded by Minister of Interior Leon Schreiber and the […]
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