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Papua New Guinea seeks feedback on digital ID, data protection laws
['Stephen Mayhew']
Biometric Update
Digital ID services expandA new RPNGC Police Clearance Verifiable Credential is available for storage in national digital ID wallet SevisWallet, developed by Tech5.
PNG’s proposed data protection lawThe fifth version of the Data Governance and Data Protection Bill 2026 is intended to provide a legal basis for the National Data Governance and Data Protection Policy 2024.
The consultation also asks about the institutional arrangement for PNG’s data protection regime.
PNGs government asks nine questions about the bill, in addition to a similar question about institutional governance as the Data Protection Bill.
Article Topicsage verification | cybersecurity | data protection | digital identity | digital sovereignty | legislation | Papua New Guinea | SevisPass | verifiable credentials