![]() She said African countries need to prioritize identity infrastructure development in order to drive inclusion and fight some of the inequalities they still face. In an interview published on Idemia’s website, Keoagile Magasa opined that it is high time governments started using statistical analysis arising from digital identity records to “ensure better and safe lives for their citizens.” Digital ID crucial for sustainable growth, says Idemia official More than one million persons have already collected their PhilID and the PSA announced recently that it is also working to launch the mobile version of the biometric card. Mapa.īiometric capture continues in cities and municipalities with less restrictions, and citizens have been called upon to continue to show up in strict respect of measures put in place by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the PSA appealed. Rest assured that the PSA continues to closely monitor registration operations as a commitment to prioritize public safety,” said PSA Undersecretary Dr. We are optimistic that registrations will continue to ramp up as we reach this 30 million milestone. “The PSA is grateful to the public for their continued support and enthusiasm to register to PhilSys. The PSA hailed Filipinos for the feat despite COVID quarantine restrictions imposed on physical gatherings. Over 30M Filipinos complete PhilSys Step 2Īs of September 9, there were a total of 30,043,249 Filipinos who had already completed their Step 2 registration for the PhilID card which entails capture of biometric information such as fingerprints, iris scans, and front-facing photographs, according to a press release from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). World Bank statistics put the population of Bangladesh at over 164 million people. In a recent National Population Register workshop, the planning minister and the state minister of planning discussed privacy issues around the project, and disclosed that a timeline shall be published regarding the completion of the process, The Daily Star notes. The Daily Star reports that the country’s bureau of statistics (BBS) plans to begin collecting demographic and biometric data of citizens in order to issue a 16-digit digital identification number to them. Bangladesh plans biometrics backing for digital ID ![]()
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