25 Nov 2024
Sri Lanka's National Digital ID initiative to be completed in 2026
TAGS

Newsletter Nov. 2024

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced plans to implement a nationwide digital ID system within the next 18 months. The initiative aims to digitize the country’s economy and streamline government services.

The president emphasized the importance of the digital ID in addressing challenges such as corruption and inefficiency. The project is expected to improve the delivery of public services and boost economic growth.

The new biometric national ID system will utilize fingerprints, facial recognition, and retina scans to assign unique ID numbers to individuals. 

Click here to read the news. 

More News

28 October 2025

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is hosting the next Stats Café…

28 October 2025

UNFPA and its Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems, in collaboration with IDRC, Canada, the Global…

28 October 2025

As governments digitize civil registration, identity management, and data systems, the need for…

28 October 2025

There are only 2 weeks left to apply for the third cohort of the CRVS Applied Research Training!…

15 October 2025

Bloomberg Global Grants Program Launches New Funding RoundCART applications now openNew members of…

25 September 2025

The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) Working Group 19 (CEN/TC 224/WG 19) is working on…

25 September 2025

Unique identifiers are a key tool for countries aiming to build more resilient and inclusive…

25 September 2025

At the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in Asia and…

25 September 2025

The CRVS Applied Research Training (CART) initiative is a one-year capacity-building programme…

25 September 2025

A pilot initiative by Cambodia's General Department for Identification, Vital Strategies, Plan…