Biometric identification technologies and the Ghanaian 'data revolution'.
In the global effort to strengthen national identification systems (SDG 16.9), biometric identification technologies and civil registration systems have been associated with different motives and applications, thus fuelling their competition for public attention and resources. The case of Ghana illu...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 58; no. 1; pp. 115 - 137 |
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Cambridge University Press
Mar2020
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