Thales completes Uzbek ePassport system

Uzbekistan’s biometric ePassport issuance and control solution now in operational service throughout the country.

HJP supports OSCE in ICAO PKD workshop

HJP experts provide workshop in Armenia to promote ICAO PKD on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Taiwan taps Infineon for ePassport chips

Infineon starts shipping security chips from its SLE78 product family for Taiwan’s ePassport programme.

Zetes releases interim report and inks new deal

Zetes releases interim business progress report for Q1 2013. Company also agrees Senegalese visa deal.

Kosovo taps G&D for ePassports

Republic of Kosovo chooses G&D to supply the latest generation of ePassports for the next three years.

Document security 'needs higher priority'

New market research set to be published at SDW has found that more than 88% of document security experts believe that governments should be placing top priority on document security.

Oberthur implements Uzbek ePassport system

Oberthur signs final acceptance of Uzbek ePassport system with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade.

SDW readies for ePassport tests

secunet set to assume technical management and performance of the international ePassport interoperability test taking place at this year’s SDW show

Double-digit growth continues

Smart cards and secure contactless industry continued strong upward curve in 2012, and is set for another year of double digit growth in 2013, according to new figures released by Eurosmart.

Gemalto wins Taiwan ePassport deal

Gemalto to supply Sealys eCover for ePassports to Taiwan’s national printer.

Gemalto wins Ghana eBorder contract

Gemalto appointed as prime contractor and turnkey supplier to provide Ghana Immigration Services with secure eVisa and border management solution.

Kyrgyzstan set for automated borders

Kyrgyz State Border Service takes delivery of automated border management system.

Peru readies for ePassports

Peru set to be latest country to introduce ePassports.

Fujitsu wins DFAT contract

Fujitsu wins Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade contract to provide system for issuing Australian passports.

Caribbean nations discuss border management

Officials from 11 Caribbean countries take part in regional workshop in Trinidad and Tobago to discuss increased cooperation in border security and management.

Afghanistan prepares for ePassports

IOM hands over Central Passport Office complete with Afghanistan’s first-ever machine-readable passport and visa-issuing system to the country’s Ministry of Interior.

Border control market set for expansion

Frost & Sullivan says global border control and biometrics market could earn revenues of US$15,836.0 million in 2021.

Ukraine looks to 2016

Ukraine’s State Migration Service plans to complete all work required to issue biometric passports by 2016.

Colombia ramps up passport programme

Colombian government continuing to enhance and expand its passport programme by implementing an additional Datacard passport issuance system.

Buoyant times for biometrics

Investment in security projects and infrastructure, such as national ID programmes, bodes well for the biometrics market in Southeast Asia and Australia-New Zealand, according to new analysis from Frost & Sullivan.