Details of Guyana’s biometric digital ID cards, Veridos $35.4M contract amount revealed

Guyana’s government is advancing legislation to back a biometric national digital ID card initiative, which spells out how the system will work.

Veridos was selected as the supplier for the project in March, and the Guyana Times has revealed the contract is worth $35.4 million.

The Digital Identity Card Bill would establish the basis for a civil registry of identity data for citizens from 14 years of age, along with non-citizens. The registry will be administered by Guyana’s Data …

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