Biometric Passport by Sagem S
The first biometric passport was delivered to a French citizen on October 31 2008. SAFRAN subsidiary Sagem S
Passport Seva Project
At New Delhi,India,on October 13th 2008,Tata Consultancy Services announced that it has a signed a deal with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, for the Passport Automation Project – the largest mission-critical E-governance project valued at over Rs.10,000 million.
Swiss Government to Issue Biometric Identity Cards
The Government of Switzerland would be introducing biometric identity Identity Cards by the year 2010. The cards will be electronically encoded with photo and fingerprints.
Government of India Launches e-Passport
The Government of India plans to issue e-passports to diplomats from next month and to the citizens from the September 2010 onwards.
Income Tax Payers to have Biometric PAN Cards: Finance Minister
The Finance Minister of India P Chidambaram stated that biometric Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards will be introduced to the income tax payers of the country. In the first phase, these will be issued to new applicants.
Biometric Passports to Replace e-Passports in France
e-Passports that have been made available in France since April 2006 will be gradually replaced by Biometric passports containing a digital photo and the fingerprints of their holders.
e-Passport to be Introduced in India from June
In an effort to check misuse of passports in the present format, e-Passports carrying biometric information in a chip will be introduced by the Government of India.
Indian Embassy in Doha Introduces Machine-Readable Passport
The Indian Embassy in Doha has introduced machine readable passports (MRPs) in consonance with the guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The new document is machine printed and machine-readable.
Gauteng Shared Services Centre (South Africa) to Host e-Government Conference
The Gauteng Shared Services Centre (GSSC) in the Gauteng province of South Africa is to host an e-Government conference from 7 to 8 April 2008 at Johannesburg.
Brunei
Soon, every citizen in Brunei will be able to get e-Passport or biometric passport. The Department of National Registration and Immigration has officially launched e-Passport project in 2008.
