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Mitigating presentation attacks in remote identity proofing (MIMER): Pakistan in Focus

DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

The shift towards digital channels for financial transactions due to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in fraudulent financial transactions in low-middle-income countries like Pakistan due to weak remote identity proofing (RIDP) processes. The existing methods of verifying a person's identity through electronic means, such as facial recognition, can be easily deceived by advancements in artificial intelligence, such as deep fakes. These deep fakes are much more successful in bypassing the verification process than traditional methods. As a result, there is a lack of trust among users, particularly in countries like Pakistan, where cash is still widely used, in adopting mobile technologies for accessing banking services. This hinders the government's efforts to increase financial and digital inclusion for millions of underbanked individuals. The goal of the MIMER project is to develop a robust authentication method that can protect remote identity verification systems from emerging identity spoofing attacks. The objective is to create a mechanism that is specifically tailored to the conditions in Pakistan by creating detection models that are adapted to local language and other specific characteristics. The project will also focus on developing a framework for detecting audio and visual forgeries, making it resistant to antiforensics and multi-spoofing attacks, and well-suited for real-world scenarios. The project is aligned with various sustainable development goals and addresses the needs of the partner country, particularly by developing a secure and reliable remote identity verification system. This will lead to the creation of robust digital and financial services and decrease the risk of identity theft crimes. The research will be carried out through a seamless collaboration between The University of Glasgow, the University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan, and an industrial partner, stech.ai. The focus of the project is to establish sustainable partnerships, network with policymakers within the UK and Pakistan, and co-create knowledge to address the challenges related to developing a secure and reliable remote identity verification system while working towards a common strategic theme of "building a secure and resilient world."

Programme Id GB-GOV-26-OODA-EPSRC-CAV8A74-D8KAD5F-96N7B98
Start date 2024-6-3
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

Strengthening Foundations of Federalism in Nepal

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

In addition, the programme through other components like Coherence supports local elected leaders, local government associations, and provincial and federal government to promote inclusive decision-making processes and capacity of local governments (input code: 15150- democratic participation and civil society). A modest pilot is also being implemented to test if issues-based approach to development problem solving will promote state-citizen engagement and improve development outcomes especially those contributing to a meaningful inclusion of women and marginalised groups. Both coherence and the pilot will be grounded in evidence and regular political economy analysis (isc: 43082, 15170 - governance research; women's equality organizations and institutions)

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300009
Start date 2019-12-13
Status Implementation
Total budget £15,816,495

Building sustainable anti-corruption action in Tanzania (BSAAT)

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To reduce the role of corruption as a barrier to poverty reduction in Tanzania by improving the capacity and coordination of the criminal justice system in corruption cases, improving integrity and governance in the private sector, and influencing social change through research and media.

Programme Id GB-1-205055
Start date 2017-2-13
Status Implementation
Total budget £0

International Growth Centre - Phase 3

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The IGC will help developing countries implement effective inclusive growth policies, in order to lift their citizens out of poverty. The programme will provide rigorous, policy-relevant research; and independent, demand-led policy advice directly to country governments on key priority areas identified in DFID’s 2017 Economic Development Strategy: economic governance; trade and productivity; cities and infrastructure; and energy.

Programme Id GB-1-205219
Start date 2018-11-15
Status Implementation
Total budget £65,102,693

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)

Programme Id GB-GOV-3-CSSF
Start date 2017-4-1
Status Implementation
Total budget £1,567,956,963

Syria Humanitarian Protection Programme (SHPP)

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The Syria Protection Programme will provide civilians affected by armed conflict with specialised protection services

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300488
Start date 2018-10-17
Status Implementation
Total budget £70,311,837

Security and Justice Programme 2

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

Security and Justice Programme (SJP) ultimately aims to help to enhance public safety in Nepal and improve people’s trust in a key institution: the police. It will contribute to increased responsiveness of security and justice providers, particularly gender-based violence (GBV) and increased prevention of GBV and wider public safety problems. Understanding and influencing different social and organisational norms will run through the whole programme to address the prevalence of violence against women and girls. The programme also has a particular focus on the organisational development of the Nepal Police, investigation capability, problem-solving community policing and better climate-resilient solar-powered infrastructure for service delivery, notably police women and children service centres (WCSCs).

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300955
Start date 2022-4-12
Status Implementation
Total budget £32,312,502

Partnerships for Development

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

Partnerships for Development (formerly known as GREAT for Partnership) will multiply the UK’s development impact by boosting partnerships between UK’s institutions and their counterparts in the developing world. It will leverage the skills and expertise from a range of UK institutions and supply them initially to DFID partner countries, based on tailored demand. It will initially prioritise the Extractives, Financial Accountability and Anti-Corruption sectors.

Programme Id GB-1-205191
Start date 2016-8-12
Status Implementation
Total budget £25,496,712

Global Security Rapid Analysis

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To produce research analysis and best practice guidance that will help to inform global policy on how development programming and policy can have the greatest impact on stability and security overseas.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-300358
Start date 2017-2-8
Status Implementation
Total budget £21,637,788

Ghana Governance Programme (GGP)

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The Ghana Governance Programme (GGP) will promote an effective, transparent, and accountable governance system that protects civil and political rights. It will achieve this by supporting Election Management Bodies, engaging with political parties, promoting effective citizens engagement and supporting civil society to observe the elections to promote non-violent and credible elections in 2024 and 2024. The programme will also drive organised civil society demand for good governance by promoting transparency and accountability through effective citizen engagement to influence a pro-poor development agenda and drive demand for structural reforms. Additionally, it will support innovative solutions to build state capacity to address key systemic weaknesses to enhance transparency and accountability and reduce corruption and advance human rights priorities in Ghana using a flexible and opportunistic approach to respond to weaknesses in areas such as media freedom or minority rights.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-301562
Start date 2024-5-22
Status Implementation
Total budget £5,249,983

Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

This programme covers activity seeks to promote justice for survivors of sexual violence in conflict, to support them to recovery, including with health, education and financial support. The programme includes activity to strengthen global responses to sexual violence in conflict, for example through the production and promotion of a guidebook outlining government's obligations on this issue under international law.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-301576
Start date 2022-9-13
Status Implementation
Total budget £15,567,044

Eastern Neighbourhood Small Projects Programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

This programme will provide the mechanism for embassies to develop small projects to further the aims of the Country Business Plans and develop learning to support wider programming initiatives, with the overall aims of supporting development in the region. This is part of the FCDO’s official development assistance and falls under the OECD DAC ODA rules.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400223
Start date 2024-6-17
Status Implementation
Total budget £2,077,206

Human Rights Magna Carta Programming

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To improve human rights and provide better access across the world by providing posts with funding for small flexible programme

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400086
Start date 2023-8-8
Status Implementation
Total budget £2,897,885

International Justice and Accountability Programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

Human Rights central funding to build international justice capacity through programming and small scale funding to posts to promote accountability e.g. Ukraine.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400149
Start date 2023-11-27
Status Implementation
Total budget £295,000

Open Society Enabling Fund (OSEF)

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The Open Societies Enabling Fund is aimed at supporting and bolstering active contributions of civil society groups in defending Indonesia’s open society with the particular context of 2024 national and local elections amidst the trend of shrinking civic space, increased prosecution of human rights defenders, and further entrenchment of minority rights.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400124
Start date 2024-1-9
Status Implementation
Total budget £1,001,138

UK Embassy Fund - Thailand

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

International Programme (IP) ODA fund to support Post's small projects and work on Human Rights, Democracy, Good governance, Rule of law, and Foreign Policies in Thailand.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400443
Start date 2024-10-29
Status Implementation
Total budget £100,000

Child-Friendly Justice

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

To deliver technical capacity training to legal and judicial professionals, social workers and healthcare professionals on child-friendly methods of handling children’s cases in the justice system and develop Standard Operating Procedures to guide implementation and operationalisation of children’s courts

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-400484
Start date 2024-10-14
Status Implementation
Total budget £84,500

Western Balkans – Freedom and Resilience Programme

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

This programme will address long-term, structural issues across the region, including ethno-nationalist division, and support transparency and accountability in government, as well as underlying society challenges such as discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Programme will comprise a portfolio of interventions in three areas: reconciliation and peacebuilding in conflict-affected communities; empowering women and girls and tackling Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and gender-based violence; and strengthening government capacity, transparency and accountability. Programming will be country-led, with Posts able to bid for funds in support of projects in line with their priorities.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-301457
Start date 2022-9-22
Status Implementation
Total budget £31,014,244

Good Governance Fund (Phase 3) Ukraine: Supporting Governance and Economic Reform

UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)

The Good Governance Fund seeks to tackle corruption, improve the business environment, make governments more responsive to citizens, enhance civil society freedoms, and promote overall reform.

Programme Id GB-GOV-1-301455
Start date 2022-3-10
Status Implementation
Total budget £6,084,860

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