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Giesecke & Devrient Wins Another Major Contract from Iraq
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- Category: ePassport
- Published on 04 November 2013
- Written by Tarun Sharma
The Republic of Iraq has commissioned Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to provide an end-to-end solution for an electronic personal ID card. As a general contractor, G&D will provide smart cards, the entire personalization system, the IT and data acquisition infrastructure, and the associated services. This includes technical support and maintenance. The contract was awarded following an international invitation to tender by the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior. The contract has a minimum term of five years.
Giesecke & Devrient Contracted to Supply Passports to Iraq
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- Category: ePassport
- Published on 10 October 2013
- Written by Anjuli Sharma
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been contracted by the Republic of Iraq to produce and deliver the Iraqi passports for the next years. These passports will be machine-readable and meet the requirements laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for international travel.
Republic of Kosovo Introduces RFID-based ID Card
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- Category: ePassport
- Published on 21 August 2013
- Written by Anjuli Sharma
The Republic of Kosovo has chosen Giesecke & Devrient to manufacture and deliver its multifunctional, electronic, and entirely contactless smart ID cards. As prime contractor, the Munich-based technology company is assuming responsibility for all aspects of project management as well as for system development and manufacture of the cards.
Sub-contractor for the Automated Fingerprint Inspection System (AFIS) and for the smartcard personalization machinery is Berlin-based Bundesdruckerei GmbH. G&D is also in charge of implementing and structuring all system components necessary to support every step in the ID documentation process, from applying for a card to delivering it. These new ID cards, which the Republic of Kosovo will begin issuing to its citizens by the end of this year, are among the most up-to-date smart ID cards in use anywhere in the world.
G&D: Over 60 Million Voting Cards for Mexico
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- Category: ePassport
- Published on 01 August 2013
- Written by Anjuli Sharma
Over the next five years, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is to supply Mexico with over 60 million voting cards. The Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE) is responsible for organizing all of Mexico’s elections. This independent public organization has commissioned the technology group’s Mexican subsidiary Giesecke y Devrient de México S.A. de C.V. (G&D Mexico) to manufacture and personalize the new voting cards. G&D Mexico will establish one card production center and two personalization centers in the country in collaboration with a partner company.
NXP Security Technology at the Core of One of the World's Biggest eID Programs
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- Category: ePassport
- Published on 29 April 2013
- Written by Anjuli Sharma
Technology and project support by NXP enables the development of Indonesia’s local smart card industry
NXP has announced at Cards & Payments Singapore that it is near completion of its part of the 172m pieces supplied into the eKTP project. Launched in 2011, the eKTP project is one of the largest national eID deployments across the globe. The eKTP cards for 172 million citizens are part of a nationwide, multi-application, complete eID-system that comprises data capturing solutions, servers, data storage, biometric matching and smart cards, plus various infrastructure and networking solutions.
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