Robust ID management frameworks provide critical foundation for secure travel document and border control solutions.

Leading next-generation government and citizen ID event SDW 2017 has revealed year-on-year growth in visitorship of 6%, and a record level of conference attendees.

The Belgian parliament has approved legislation on electronic identification.

Nigeria is considering the option of producing its ePassports in country, rather than relying on international firms.

Australia Post has released its highly anticipated digital identity verification solution Digital iD via a soft launch for consumers, government and businesses, with a biometrics-enabled version to be released in the coming months.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology to Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) for select flights from ORD.

Hungarian secure identity solutions firm Jura has revealed that its LetterScreen++ ghost-image solution for passports has been patented.

Secure identity solutions firm HID Global has acquired Arjo Systems, saying the purchase will boost its secure government ID offerings. 

Secure identity solutions firm Troy has unveiled security features to create tamper-proof, fraud-resistant documents at leading event SDW 2017.

South Korean biometrics and ID solutions firm Suprema has announced that the company will showcase BioMini Slim 2, the World's slimmest fingerprint authentication scanner at next generation identity solutions event SDW 2017.

Secure biometric identity firm Imprimerie Nationale Group plans to showcase its offering of components, products, digital services at world-leading next generation identity event SDW 2017.

An eGate solution developed by Germany's secunet has begun operation in Iceland. 

Empowering e-government by shifting to smart cards is accelerating the arrival of a new era of mobile identity and electronic documents.

Citizen ID documents such as national IDs and driver licenses will ultimately follow the trend toward mobility.

This “startup nation” has built a streamlined digital infrastructure of cutting-edge public and private services from the ground up – and it is also a case study of how all countries could benefit from eGovernment