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ABI Research anticipates massive growth in smart card shipments this year

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New research from ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards to be shipped worldwide in 2013; a combined number spanning all smart card markets. Of the total forecasted shipments, 16 percent are expected to use a contactless interface. ABI attributes most of this growth to the increase in adoption of Government ID, transportation and ticketing and payment card systems. In 2013, ABI forecasts 59% of all contactless deployments will utilize a pure contactless interface, reducing to 38% in 2018. According

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60 million eIDs yet to be delivered in Indonesia

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The Indonesian Home Ministry has said that the government is waiting for a contracted vendor to finish work on more than 60 million electronic identity cards for its massive national identity program, the Jakarta Post reports. Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi said that the State Printing Consortium Company (PNRI) has yet to manufacture 12 million cards and has more than 48 million left for printing. In December, the PNRI had finished printing 175 million cards, indicating the consortium was still on

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Polygamous men wreak havoc on Indonesia’s biometric eID system

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Indonesian Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi has announced that the thousands of men with multiple wives have compromised the country’s single identification system, the Jakarta Post reports. Problems occur as men with multiple wives try to make more than one electronic identification card for each of their marriages. Under the previous system, which processed information manually made it easy for polygamous men to get away with having more than one ID. As officials are now recording digital fingerprints and retina scans

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Biometric Research Note: Indonesia most advanced adopter of eID credentials

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Implementing a biometrically-enabled identification card in Indonesia, the country with the fourth largest population, has been a vital step in creating a nationwide identification infrastructure which embraces and enhances a number of applications, including e-government, financial projects and social services. As BiometricUpdate.com has previously mentioned, Indonesia committed US$600 million to provide a national identity card to all of its 172 million residents. The Asian nation has introduced a new eID credential to replace all existing identity cards. The cards, entitled

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Belkin gets FIPS 201 certification for card reader

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Belkin Enterprise, a leading manufacturer of electronic peripherals and devices for consumer, business and government markets has recently announced that its USB Smart Card and Common Access Card Reader is now Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201 (FIPS 201) compliant. Designed to support smart cards meeting ISO7816 standards, the new Belkin Smart Card Reader has been made to assure high security for government applications. Its unibody enclosure works to eliminate entry points and prevents physical electronic tampering. All firmware is

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Biometric Research Note: World’s first multilateral eID border crossing program proposed in Caribbean

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Politics, bureaucracy and logistics might be delaying the world’s first multilateral border crossing program, but the concept, once it moves forward, has the potential of being the most effective eID implementation ever implemented. The eventual deployment of the CARIPASS program will facilitate quick, secure travel between Caribbean countries. With the introduction of CARIPASS, the 15 participating governments in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) aim to enhance regional security and support expedited travel throughout the entire region. To participate in CARIPASS, eligible

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Biometric Research Note: Systematic process needed to implement government eID programs

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Governments are under increasing pressure to effectively identify individuals and safely secure their borders. Accurately issuing and verifying the integrity of documents like passports, border patrol documents, national IDs and employee badges is increasingly important. Initial smart card-based technologies filled the demand for electronic identification. But new challenges are evolving in issuance, usability and accuracy. Next-generation solutions include faster read and write speeds to process and create documents efficiently, enhanced memory technology to support emerging security requirements, and better contactless

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Biometric Research Note: Market for electronic identity cards projected to grow

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The Biometrics Research Group expects the market for electronic identity (eID) cards to reach US$5.2 billion by 2015. With the globalization of world trade, there has been an expansion in the flow of people and goods. In order to prevent counterfeiting and piracy along with terrorism activities, many governments maintain that more reliable identification and authentication methods are required. Consequently, many countries have been deploying eID cards or actively studying approaches to eID card implementation. An eID card is typically

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