Latest ICAO MRTD report scathing of ePassport critics

ICAO’s latest MRTD report features an exclusive interview with Barry Kefauver who confronts media and hacker claims surrounding the security of contactless chips

GlobalPlatform announces directors

GlobalPlatform has announced its Board of Directors for the 2007-2008 financial year, following annual elections for six of the 11 places.

ACE accreditation for three card firms

The International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) has announced the first members to achieve Advanced Card Education (ACE-M) accreditation.

Ireland launches first phase of AFIS

The Republic of Ireland has launched the first phase of its new Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for its national police force, the An Garda Síochána, and the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS).

Latvian citizens get new ePassports

G&D has started producing and delivering ePassports for the Latvian government as part of a five-year deal involving 1.1 million documents.

ECOWAS passport takes step forward

Fingerprint biometric provider BioLink has announced that the commissioning stage of the biometric identification system needed for Nigeria’s new ECOWAS ePassports has begun.

Gemalto expert testifies before Congress

Neville Pattinson has testified before the US House Government Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management on behalf of the Secure ID Coalition,

De La Rue supplies new Bahamian ePassport

De La Rue Identity Systems delivers Bahamas ePassport

Data loss gives ammunition to ID critics

Critics of proposed UK national ID card scheme question the government’s ability to deliver it, following admission that two discs containing 25 million child benefits records have been lost

Remote updating a reality in France

Xiring and SFR Enterprises are deploying what they claim is the largest machine-to-machine network in the French healthcare sector.

ePassport personalisation launched in Latvia

Bundesdruckerei has set up a personalisation system for issuing ePassports in Latvia

Construction workers get smart

Construction workers in the Indian state of Haryana are to receive smart ID cards

Sweden set for new driving licenses

Gemalto is to deliver driving licenses to the Swedish Road Administration, under a deal announced this week at Cartes.

RF360 IC platform to support MULTOS

Texas Instruments and MULTOS have announced that MULTOS will be the first chip operating system supported on TI’s RF360 smart IC platform for ePassports and government ID applications.

JCF hits 10-year milestone

The JCF is celebrating its 10th anniversary at this week’s Cartes & Identification 2007 congress, where it is looking back on how it has helped shape the smart card industry.

Cross Match IPO delayed again

Cross Match Technologies has postponed its IPO citing volatile market conditions.

SESAMES awards honour industry elite

The winners of this year’s SESAMES awards at Cartes have been announced following a record number of entries from all parts of the smart card value chain.

Industry heralds double-digit growth

The rapid rate of growth in the smart cards industry has been revealed by figures from Eurosmart at this week’s Cartes show in Paris.

G&D to unveil eResidence card at Cartes

G&D to unveil an eResidence card that supports both contact-based and contactless data transmission at this week’s Cartes show.

Puzzles as ID cost estimates fall

In its latest publication of the projected cost of the UK’s proposed ID card scheme, the Home Office has revealed it expects the figure to be £5.612 billion over the next 10 years.