First m-ID prototype tested at Otjimbingwe

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2025-09-25

OTJIMBINGWE, 25 September 2025 - Computer screen showing online process of the process to registration for the mobile identification (m-ID) at Otjimbingwe as part of two-day awareness and launch of the electronic national identity card (e-ID) pilot project in the area. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OTJIMBINGWE, 25 SEP (NAMPA) – Residents of Otjimbingwe have expressed optimism about the government’s new digital identity solutions following the testing of the Mobile identification (m-ID) system by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security.
An m-ID is a digital version of a national identity card that is stored and used on a person’s mobile phone.
The testing was part of a two-day awareness and launch of the electronic nat...

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OTJIMBINGWE, 25 September 2025 - Some community members going though the process to register for their mobile identification (m-ID) at Otjimbingwe as part of two-day awareness and launch of the electronic national identity card (e-ID) pilot project in the area. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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