Publications

This report focuses on the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region and is part of a multi-region research seeking to identify and compare the state of biometrics and digital identity threats, usage, and impact in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Southeast Asia.

This report focuses on Mozambique and is part of a multi-region research aimed to identify and compare the state of biometrics and digital identity threats, usage, and impact in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Southeast Asia.

The “Biometrics and Digital Identity: Trend Analysis and Comparative Assessment” global report is produced by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT), Strathmore University, under the Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) project implemented by Internews and the GIF Consortium. It is informed by a trend analysis and comparative assessment performed by the CIPIT based on the reports produced by the GIF Consortium.

This report focuses on the South and Southeast Asia (SSE Asia) region and is part of a multi-region research seeking to identify and compare the state of biometrics and digital identity threats, usage, and impact in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Southeast Asia.

This report focuses on the African region and is part of multi-region research seeking to identify and compare the state of biometrics and digital identity threats, usage, and impact in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Southeast Asia.

This report focuses on the following Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia, and is part of a multi-region research aimed to identify and compare the state of biometrics and digital identity threats, usage, and impact in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South and Southeast Asia.

Digital Agenda for Tanzania Initiative (DA4TI) has conducted an analysis and review of legal framework and practices surrounding the implementation of biometric digital identity (BDI) programs in Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania or Tanzania). Since 2013, the country has upgraded its legal identification processes to encompass digital technologies, including biometric technology, and promote their interconnected use for the delivery of public and private services, including mobile connectivity.

This report explores the topic of biometric identification and the ease of ID documentation access to the youth or young people in la République Démocratique du Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo or DRC) in the context of a rapidly evolving digital landscape. For purposes of this report, biometric identification is defined as the ‘use of a human’s unique physical or behavioral characteristics to establish their identity, in digital and offline environments.

This report focuses on the biometric identification landscape in la República de Angola (the Republic of Angola or Angola), a critical component of the broader digital identity conversation. For purposes of this report, biometric identification is defined as the ‘use of a human’s unique physical or behavioral characteristics to establish their identity, in digital and offline environments’.

This paper is focused on the use of biometric technologies in Zimbabwe, and the rollout of identification (ID) in the country along with prospects on the use of digital ID. The main findings of this desk research are that a significant portion of Zimbabwe’s population is still without birth certificates due to a combination of factors, which range from the country’s liberation struggle to, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. The lack of access to birth certificates has a knock-on effect since individuals need birth certificates to apply for national ID.

This report advances the argument for the holistic engagement of stakeholders in the implementation of foundational ID systems, beyond international institutions, governments, and private infrastructure providers. This applies to ID systems that integrate biometric data, biometric technologies, and digital identity.

The report explores the impact of Biometric and Digital Identity (BDI) programs on independent journalism practice in Uganda. Using a mixed-methods approach combining content analysis, questionnaires, and interviews with journalists and media personalities, the report details how the implementation of BDI programs has facilitated surveillance and intrusion on journalists and media houses. In turn, the report examined how this has affected the pursuit of independent journalism practice in Uganda, with a focus on media freedoms and access to information.