All posts tagged "privacy"
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New Zealand sets out the rules for trusted digital identity services
The New Zealand government has finalised its Digital Identity Services Trust Framework, kickstarting the country’s push to roll out a suite of digital identity services. The framework establishes the rules
- Posted November 15, 2024
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As digital ID adoption grows, government leaders share lessons learned and future plans
Global Government Forum’s Digital Leaders Study 2023 identified digital ID systems as an essential capability for seamless citizen-centric services. However, some governments have also experienced pushback against digital ID plans, with
- Posted November 5, 2024
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Access denied: how governments can boost public servants’ cybersecurity skills
Growing geopolitical tensions and increasingly sophisticated organised crime groups have contributed to a rise in cyber threats and breaches. At a Global Government Forum webinar, experts from the UK, Italy,
- Posted November 28, 2023
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Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices; US agencies shown paths to resilience in cross-sector report: news in brief
Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Canadian government bans WeChat and Kaspersky on officials’ devices The federal government of Canada has
- Posted November 9, 2023
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India’s latest data protection bill provokes fresh privacy concerns
A controversial new data protection bill, which sets out rules for use of personal data by private firms and the government, has been tabled in India. Minister of electronics and
- Posted August 8, 2023
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US digital identity bill passes through to Senate
An interagency task force whose job would be to support “reliable, interoperable digital identity verification in the public and private sectors” could be established by the US federal government after
- Posted April 6, 2023
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ChatGPT fails prestigious Indian civil service test; US works to streamline citizen experience: policy & delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. AI chatbot fails Indian civil service examination The controversial AI service ChatGPT has reportedly
- Posted March 9, 2023
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Indian government to activate digital ID at birth
The Indian government is working to expand its ‘Aadhaar’ digital ID scheme by assigning unique identification numbers to citizens at the time their birth is registered. Sixteen states in India
- Posted November 21, 2022
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Indian government urged to prioritise privacy as it embarks on data-sharing plan
Law and privacy experts have called on the Indian government to implement a data protection policy before moving ahead with data-sharing plans that would monetise public sector data. A draft
- Posted March 8, 2022
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Hate and hate speech on the internet – how AI can help recognise dangers early
Hate and hate speech on the internet is noticeably increasing. At the same time, the number of politically motivated acts of violence is on the rise. Are there connections between
- Posted February 23, 2022