Govt sets 2027 deadline for full shift to digital ID The government will phase out current national identity cards by June 2027, requiring all citizens to transition to the new Single Digital ID (SDID) by that time. The...

Rwanda: 'By the 2027 deadline, banks, hospitals, telecom companies, and government institutions are expected to use the [Single Digital ID] authentication system.'
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Congrats to my colleague Ib: His innovative new book, China and African Parliaments, is shortlisted for the prestigious L.H.M. Ling award! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

China and African Parliaments shortlisted for L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize

Congratulations to Dr Innocent (Ib) Batsani-Ncube, whose book has been shortlisted for L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize. Ib examines China's expanding influence, using parliament buildings as a lens for understanding China–Africa relations. Read more👇
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i need the “llms are might be conscious” folx to read this

All Data Is Humanitarian Data — Data Studies Bibliography If in this new era all data has the potential to become humanitarian data, then it will be important for critical data scholars to further explore and theorize the humanitarian implications of seeming...

"If humanitarian data is no longer the sole responsibility of traditional actors like UN humanitarian agencies...and humanitarian NGOs – assuming it ever was – we must ask ourselves if existing concepts and tools for governing humanitarian data are still tenable in a new era." tinyurl.com/34w6remb

Digital ID consultation The government is consulting on digital ID. Have your say.

Opportunity to contribute to a public consultation on the UK's digital ID scheme roadmap-for-modern-digital-government.campaign.gov.uk/digital-id-c...

Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?

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Very excited to read Trishula Patel’s new book!!!

Statelessness and Digital Identity | Caribou How digital ID systems affect stateless people, and why inclusion must go beyond registration to ensure rights and recognition

A short brief from me on #statelessness and digital identity just published by Caribou; thanks to @emryss.bsky.social & @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social for their inputs and support #legalidentity #digitalID caribou.global/publications...

This is the country we are living in....

Speakers include: @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social @silviahedley.bsky.social @margchee.bsky.social Andreas Hackl @deryaozkul.bsky.social @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social Sanjay Sharma, Kim Snooks

Given that people is asking me for the numbers, here the table provided by UKRI:

Today, I've been watching Keir Starmer and the Labour Party's pro-Digital ID Twitter campaign implode. 'Reverse Midas touch' really does capture it. It's like they are gunning to lose the next election. And they've managed to fuel BOTH right-wing AND left-wing conspiracy theories. Truly remarkable.

screenshot of Times headlines reading "Software giant Palantir snubs ‘undemocratic’ digital ID scheme. The US-based company, which had been touted as a potential bidder, said that it would not seek any contracts around it"

Wtaf? "Software giant Palantir snubs ‘undemocratic’ digital ID scheme". This would actually be funny if we weren't living in an emergent technofascism powered by the likes of Palantir...
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such a project now (given the profound challenges this country faces), whose interests it serves, and to what extent it reflects the influence of non-elected bodies (e.g. the Tony Blair Institute).

Assuming it is voluntary, privacy preserving, follows robust data protection principles (non-traceability etc), I wouldn't automatically object to the GOV.UK wallet (though the devil is in the details). It certainly follows EU trends. But it’s perfectly legitimate to ask why the govt is pursuing...

On my end, my main objection is to the 'Britcard'--a compulsory digital ID/credential that will expand 'hostile environment' policies, which looks very much like a reactive response to the moral panic around asylum seekers. Plus no real discussion about how gov't will avoid another Windrush Scandal.

Public criticism of compulsory ID has a long history in the UK, which predates the advent of Twitter/X (in fact, it even predates the Blair-era controversy over biometric ID cards in the early 2000s). Also, criticism of the new scheme is coming from BOTH the right & left of the political spectrum.

The Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSE The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.

As Keir Starmer anounces a new Digital ID scheme, we revisit an article from the summer, warning that past attempts at introducing a national identity card point to a moral minefield without necessarily helping tackle irregular immigration.

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The Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSE The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.

As I said on BBC this morning, the Britcard isn't a carefully thought-out digitization strategy; it's a reactive policy response to right-wing populism & moral panic about asylum seekers. A piece from earlier this year w/ @margchee.bsky.social & @empo11on.bsky.social
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The Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSE The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.

You may already have seen her on the BBC this morning, but journalists and policy experts looking for experts on digital ID cards - you need to speak to @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social

This is a post from earlier this year
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Keir Starmer set to unveil digital ID scheme UK prime minister hoping to avoid his Labour predecessor’s failure to push through plan in the 2000s

It appears the UK Labor government is moving forward with plans to introduce digital IDs to address complex migration challenges www.ft.com/content/f2b3...

In July, @margchee.bsky.social, @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social and I wrote about the challenges that lie ahead

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This is a billionaire-funded Tony Blair lobbying project being funnelled unchallenged onto the front page of a national newspaper.
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Can't believe that Silicon Valley just brought back layaway and rebranded it as "fintech".

Why sovereignty matters for humanitarian data - Aaron Martin, 2025 Technological interventions in aid are both complex and deeply ambiguous. Nonetheless, many contemporary controversies surrounding humanitarian data reflect und...

New paper out in @bigdatasoc.bsky.social on #humanitarian #data #sovereignty💥

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My deep gratitude to @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social, @margchee.bsky.social, @emryss.bsky.social, Quito Tsui, Paul Currion, @sophiebt.bsky.social, and @massimomarelli.bsky.social for the inspiration ❤️

The Reset Imperative: Digital Identity in Humanitarian Response | Caribou In crisis situations, establishing a person’s identity remains a fundamental challenge. Here's how digital ID systems need to improve in humanitarian response.

New blog based on our research with humanitarians navigating the current funding crisis.

What should the future of humanitarian data management look like?

caribou.global/publications... @emryss.bsky.social

The Britcard – progressive or concerning? - British Politics and Policy at LSE The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.

Our latest on Labour's ill-advised "Britcard" blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp... with @empo11on.bsky.social and @margchee.bsky.social

Excited to share my latest article. It examines how humanitarian data came to be repurposed for citizenship determination, focusing on an often-overlooked form of biometric border-making: the digitized mechanisms for keeping citizens out of refugee camps. tinyurl.com/bde5a6dw

With @kerenweitzberg.bsky.social, I've been exploring the intersection of AI governance & #digitalidentity. In an essay in the new #openaccess 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 collection, we reflect on how companies like @world.org are resignifying #biometrics in the AI age

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