Biometric attendance systems for India’s rural government primary schools
The Indian government will introduce biometric attendance systems for teachers and students in government primary schools in rural areas, according…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Sweden looks to Cybercom for e-identification system
IT security specialist Cybercom Group has won a contract to provide e-identification services to Sweden. The contract runs for three years, with…
Global biometric readers market set for growth: report
The international market for biometric readers is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.1 percent between 2012-2016, according to…
Bulgarian parliament moves to fingerprint voting system
Starting today, members of the Bulgarian Parliament will being to use a biometric voting system. Reported in novinite.com, Parliament Chair Mihail…
No timeline can be given for Indian citizen ePassports: Chief Passport Officer
No strangers to massive biometric deployments, Indian government officials have announced plans for a biometric passport for its citizens, though…
Gemalto to provide eID cards for South African identity card program
Gemalto will supply the Government Printing Work of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for the country’s national identity program. According…
Thales delivers e-passport system in Uzbekistan with Oberthur Technologies
Thales, in cooperation with Oberthur Technologies has announced its participation in the Uzbekistan e-passport management system project. According to the company, Oberthur…
Zetes provides ABIS services to Guinea
The Independent National Electoral Commission of the Republic of Guinea has chosen Zetes to perform the deduplication of biometric data…
Department of Homeland Security looks to upgrade personnel ID cards with $100 million RFP
The Department of Homeland Security has published a request for proposal, seeking a decade-long project to upgrade personnel identification cards. Reported…
DHS taps Ideal Innovations for fingerprint analysis support
Ideal Innovations (I-3) has been awarded a contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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