UAE rolls out new system for issuing Emirates ID cards

A new system announced by UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (FAI) will allow companies to issue or renew Emirates ID cards for staff members electronically, according to the FAI. The new system will allow companies to use FAI services to issue ID cards electronically. According to an FAI statement, the new service is designed…

CeBIT 2013: Bundesdruckerei shows ID management solutions for secure data exchange

At this year's CeBIT fair from 5 to 9 March in Hanover, Bundesdruckerei will present its solutions and ideas for full ID management. Visitors to the "City of IDeas" (booth C18) in hall 7 of the Public Sector Parc will see for themselves how data can be exchanged in a trustworthy manner – in everyday…

South African government on track with Smart ID card program

The South African Home Affairs Department has issued 100 pilot ID Smart Cards in the first two quarters of this year. According to Director General Mkuseli Apleni, the department also used the pilot program to test the functionality and durability of the smart ID. The smart card ID system will replace the current civic and…

Suprema inks biometric ePassport contract with Mexican Government

Suprema Inc. has won a nationwide electronic passport project for the Mexico Government. The project, steered by Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE, Ministry of Exterior) of Mexico, is aimed to develop passport issuing system for 2.7 million electronic passports across all 32 states in Mexico including the Federal District of Mexico City. With the initial…

Morpho to supply new PARAFE e-gates for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport

Morpho (Safran group) has bolstered its collaboration with Aéroports de Paris (ADP), the Paris airports authority, within the scope of the Single Filtering Inspection program between Terminals E and F, by supplying six additional PARAFE automated border control e-gates to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Including this latest order, ADP will now have a total of…

Slovakian new national eID program offers greater security and efficiency

The Slovakian government has installed the Datacard® MX6000™ card issuance systems and the Datacard Syntera® customization suite software for its highly secure national eIDs, driver’s licenses, border crossing cards, vehicle registration cards and resident permits.  Approximately 520,000 cards are issued annually.  Working with Hewlett Packard in Slovakia – who is the primary contract holder on…

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