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22/09/09
INTERPOL gives EDAPS the green light
INTERPOL has selected the EDAPS Consortium to design and produce the world’s largest police organisation’s first-ever ePassport.
22/09/09
First UK ETD issued under BRIDGE system
UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office issues the first secure, ICAP standard compliant Emergency Travel Document (ETD).
22/09/09
Croatia opts for Entrust
The Croatian government has selected Entrust’s products for an ePassport PKI environment to secure citizen data on machine readable travel documents (MRTDs).
21/09/09
‘Overwhelming’ response to Suprema share issue
South Korean biometric firm Suprema says it has successfully issued 1.2 million new shares to raise a total of US$36 million (KRW43.4 billion).
18/09/09
HJP and s-Lab develop test optimisation tool
HJP and s-Lab have developed a method to optimise acceptance tests for ePassport systems.
14/09/09
Nepal announces PQ for passports
The Nepalese government has announced plans to launch a Machine Readable Passport (MRP) project to replace the existing manual passport issuing system.
9/09/09
Entrust deploys EAC architecture for Slovakia
Entrust rolls out EAC architecture for the Slovak Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9/09/09
South Africa improves check-in for 2010
South Africa is improving check-in and self service facilities at selected airports in preparation for next year’s FIFA 2010 World Cup.
7/09/09
Kenya to re-advertise ePassport tender
Kenya wants to put its ePassport program back on track
2/09/09
SOLIATIS unveils new test tool
SOLIATIS has launched a new test tool designed to ensure the conformity of the inspection system used by border control authorities to access biometric data on ePassports.
14/08/09
Philippines launches ePassport
The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs has unveiled the country’s ePassport
13/08/09
New biometric project launched in Côte d’Ivoire
Zetes and SNEDA have launched their latest biometric-based projects in the Côte d’Ivoire.
12/08/09
DHS expands Global Entry initiative
DHS expands Global Entry initiative to 13 more airports across the USA
28/07/09
Neurotechnology in Indonesia deployment
Neurotechnology provides core enrolment and identification engine for Indonesian Integrated Biometric Passport Issuance System.
22/07/09
9/11 Commission progress report released
9/11 Commission progress report released by US Department of Homeland Security
15/07/09
Three more Balkan countries get visa free travel
Three more Balkan countries get visa free travel, more could follow if certain conditions are met
3/07/09
SmartGate goes live in Sydney
Australia’s SmartGate system is now available at Sydney International Airport.
1/07/09
Deadline passes for new EU passports
The EU regulation requiring all EU states to begin the process of issuing new passports containing facial images and fingerprints has come into force.
30/06/09
Common rules outlined for European visas
Council of Europe adopts common rules on procedures and conditions for issuing short stay visas.
29/06/09
Saudi biometric visa procurement begins
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to introduce a biometric visa system that will include fingerprint and full face digital photography.
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