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NIMC and MasterCard announce Nigerian national identity smart cards

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The Nigerian National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have jointly announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa, the introduction of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards, which include electronic payment capabilities as a pilot program. “We have chosen MasterCard to be the payment technology provider for the initial rollout of the National Identity Smart Card project because the Company has shown a commitment to furthering financial inclusion through the reduction of cash in the Nigerian economy,” Chris Onyemenam, the

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Vision-Box takes home Asian SESAMES Award at Cartes 2013

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Vision-Box has taken home the Asian SESAME Award during CARTES Asia conference for its new vb e-pass dispenser. Vision-Box’s vb e-pass dispenser is intended for the self-service delivery and renewal process for ID cards, and has so far been deployed in the Middle East. In its essence, the vb e-pass dispenser, which stores up to 5,000 ID cards, automatically identifies the citizen by using face, finger and iris or combined biometrics, opening an online session with the life-cycle system, and allowing

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Macau turns to Giesecke & Devrient for smart ID cards

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The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China has chosen Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to manufacture and deploy its new multifunction contactless, smart ID cards. The new ID card is expected to be introduced from October of this year, and can be used as a conventional ID. According to the company, personal data and biometric features such as cardholder photos and fingerprints can be stored securely on the card’s embedded chip. “Macau’s decision to introduce

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Zambian government to issue biometric registration cards

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The Zambian government is in the midst of introducing Biometric National Registration Cards to the country. Reported by the Lusaka Times, the biometric cards will be embedded with a secure chip containing both biographical and biometric data. “We have plans now to introduce the Biometric identity cards which are going to have security chips on them and which will be compliant with the electoral system, Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Maxwell Nkole said. “This is the programme we are working in

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Smart ID cards could be used in next South African general election: Minister

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By 2014, some South Africans will be using new smart ID cards in place of the existing green identity books and it’s possible the ID cards could be in use by the next general election, according to the country’s Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Suma. Reported in news24.com, Dlamini-Zuma said a pilot project is current underway, which aims to test the accuracy of the system, and eventually introduce it in phases. “The IEC is aware of the process and they are

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Frost & Sullivan analysis notes government as the biggest spender on biometrics in SEA and ANZ markets

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A new market report from Frost & Sullivan, Analysis of the Southeast Asia and Australia-New Zealand Biometrics Market has found that biometrics market revenue is expected to reach around US $600 million in 2016. The report notes that the governments of Southeast Asia (SAE) and Australia-New Zealand (ANZ) are investing heavily in security projects and infrastructure, such as border control systems and national ID program, which bodes well for the market in the two regions. Further, the Civil Aviation Organization

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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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South African Department of Home Affairs to issue smart ID cards this year

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The South African Department of Home Affairs plans to issue citizens with new biometric smart ID cards as soon as this year. With the aim to reduce identity fraud and theft, the department says these new cards will be “almost impossible to fabricate.” According to Minister Naledi Pandor, the plan is to issue the new cards this year, though a specific date has yet to be announced. Reported in iTWeb Security, these cards will also have embedded microchips which could be

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Emirates ID establishes ministry linkages, plans to replace labour cards with national ID

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The Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID) has established a full e-linkage with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice and has also launched an initiative to replace the Labour Ministry’s existing e-signature cards with the new national ID. According to a report in Emirates247, the ID card can be a single docket of documentation and identification for UAE residents, holding their passport, labour card, driving license and health insurance details by the end of 2013. Following the

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Aadhaar enrolment slows in Andhra Pradesh, could take months to complete

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Aadhaar enrolment, the opening of bank accounts and the distribution of unique identity numbers across Andhra Pradesh could take more than six months to complete. Anonymous sources have told The Hindu that it would take at least four months to complete the full exercise in the five districts where the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme was launched. According to these same sources, it will take a significantly longer period of time to finish the work in the remaining 18 districts

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