Kyrgyzstan president hails high security features of new passport, ID cards
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, has given assurances that the country’s new generation biometric national ID card and passport…
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Call for bids on Dominican Republic biometric passport deal closes today
The Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Passports (DGP) is seeking digital identity service providers to acquire, install and maintain new…
Kenya unveils ambitious digital ID, biometric passports issuance plans
Thirteen million Kenyans have already obtained the new generation Maisha Namba digital ID as the government hastens up to meet…
Israel begins pilot for online biometric passport renewals on specific conditions
Holders of Israeli biometric passports who want to renew them can henceforth do so online, but not every passport user…
ICAO Working Group opens RFI on expanding biometric passports’ use
The ICAO New Technologies Working Group (NTWG) has opened a request for information to learn more about improving the security…
Kenya raises issuance targets for digital IDs and passports
Everything being equal, Kenya plans to issue at least three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before…
Seychelles expands, Ghana plans for chip biometric passport issuance
The Seychelles biometric passport scheme will expand to Australia and Canada through a contract with IN Groupe, allowing nationals who…
Border biometrics ramp up in the Caribbean
Jamaica is planning a major upgrade to its border control system, including the deployment of biometrics to air and sea…
Ghana, Kenya facilitate biometric passport services for compatriots in Canada, China
The Ghanaian High Commission in Canada recently undertook what has been described as an innovative process to facilitate passport issuance…
HID Global recognized for innovative security design in Bahrain biometric passport
Identity security solutions firm HID Global has won more accolades for the high-level security and innovation reflected in the Bahrain…
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