There are two ways to achieve immigration reform, one is to deploy law enforcement, sensors and drones to the borders and the other way is to make sure those entering the country illegally can’t find work. In order to make the latter happen is to issues tamper-proof, biometric ID cards, states the Washington Post in […]

Trüb AG, a global supplier of high security identity and travel documents, has been selected by the Republic of Azerbaijan to provide the key elements for an extensive national e-solution. The contract includes the supply of electronic identity cards (e-ID) equipped with a dual interface chip module as well as the installation of the personalization […]

Secure transactions company Intelling has released a Smart Insights report demonstrating the identity documents market in Southeast Asia. The report is the result of a study of the various eID projects that have been deployed in Southeast Asia. The report identifies the increasing role that identity credentials play in eGovernment projects, as international compliance encourages […]

IMS Research has released a report entitled “Smart Contactless Credentials – World – 2012” that projects the number of shipped smart contactless credentials to reach 6.9 billion by 2017. The report indicates that the top four uses for smart contactless credentials are payments and banking, government IDs, transportation and physical access. The payments and banking […]

The Government of India’s Standardization Testing & Quality Certification (STQC) has certified Suprema, Inc.’s RealScan-G1 fingerprint live scanner, deeming it in full compliance for the country’s Unique ID (UID) national ID product for fingerprint authentication demands. The government requires the various aspects of the UID project to get the STQC certification. For fingerprint scanner vendors, […]

Gemalto announced that the Mongolian Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs has selected its Sealys secure multi-service electronic ID cards for their national identity program. This new eID program will secure Mongolian citizens’ identities as well as pave the way for new eGovernment services. Mongolia has approximately 3 million inhabitants and all citizens above 18 […]

GET Group, a global provider of passport and ID card systems, announced the opening of its new office in Washington, D.C. to accommodate the growing government demand for card and passport printing solutions. GET Group’s printing technology is ideal for highly secure government environments, with security features that include a tamper-evident seal to protect against […]

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) engaged HJP Consulting to run a seminar on the International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory (PKD) for government authorities of the Republic of Albania. The seminar was conducted by Markus Hartmann, CEO, and Dirk Hartmann, senior consultant of HJP Consulting, Germany. HJP demonstrated the benefits […]

Access IS launched the desktop OCR640, its latest version of a “full-page” passport reader intended for scanning both e-passports and ID cards. The images of a passport photo page are captured in IR, UV and visible light to help improve authentication. The OCR640 also reads all the stored data from a chip within an e-passport […]

The Himalayan Times reports that the government of Nepal is going to pilot a biometric national ID card. The program, which will involve 100,000 people, will give citizens smart cards with personal data, thumbprints and a unique ID number. The pilot project is conducted with assistance from the Asian Development Bank and with approval from […]