BERLIN, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- The long-term contract covers the
entire value-chain for
ePassports - from security paper right
through to eGates
- The solution includes the
set-up of a local passport
factory with high-tech equipment
- The project eases travel for
Bangladeshi citizens and increases
border control efficiency
World-leading identity
solutions provider Veridos, a joint venture
of Giesecke+Devrient and state-owned
Bundesdruckerei, has announced today the conclusion of
a major contract. The Ministry of Home
Affairs of the People's Republic of
Bangladesh, acting
through
the Department of Immigration
and Passport (DIP), has commissioned
Veridos with the supply, installation, and
implementation of next generation electronic
passports and border control
systems in Bangladesh. The
contract, with a volume of around €340
million, will run for 12
years.
Bangladesh will move from
machine readable to advanced electronic travel documents that meet
the highest security standards. This includes high-tech color
personalization technology to ensure the ultimate color brilliance
of each ePassport holder's image, improving visual verification.
With more than 160 million inhabitants, Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous
country and will provide the highest output of passports with color
photos worldwide.
Major General Md Masud Rezwan,
director general of the DIP, said: "Our citizens will get benefits
from the ICAO*-compliant ePassports with convenient and secure
travel. With Veridos's unique solution portfolio for the entire
value chain for passports and their ID production expertise, we
have found the perfect company to implement this turnkey project.
With their support, we can enhance the technology by which we can
assemble the ePassport booklets in Bangladesh. This creates highly skilled jobs
and know-how transfer with Germany."
Niels Annen, Minister of State at
the German Federal Foreign Office, was present during the signing
ceremony of the contract and underlined: "Through the technological
partnership with Germany,
Bangladesh will gain crucial
expertise to prepare it for various challenges, whether we are
talking about fighting counterfeit ID documents or terrorism.
Furthermore, a comprehensive transfer of technology and
capacity-building in Bangladesh
will take place. As a result of our cooperation, Bangladeshi
passport holders will soon become the owners of one of the most
sophisticated and secure types of passport in the world."
Hans Wolfgang Kunz, Veridos CEO,
said: "We are delighted to support Bangladesh in their transition to tamper-proof
ePassports. The project covers the whole process for travel
document issuance. It starts with enrolment, data management, and
personalization - all based on our well-proven IMAGO software. In
addition, we will provide public key infrastructure and local
document production. At the same time, we will establish
state-of-the-art border control infrastructure including our
VeriGO® verification platform and the set-up of 50
eGates for automated border control at all international airports,
seaports, and land ports in the country."
For more information on the project,
visit http://www.veridos.com/Bangladesh
*ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
Veridos GmbH
Veridos GmbH creates secure identification and identity
solutions for governments and public authorities throughout the
world. Founded in January 2015, the
joint venture between Giesecke+Devrient GmbH and Bundesdruckerei
GmbH pools the expertise of the two largest German providers for
high-security technologies to serve the international market.
The Veridos portfolio includes solutions for the production and
personalization of passport documents, ID cards, driver's licenses,
and healthcare cards. These are complemented by data management
systems for personalization, issuance, and documentation, as well
as solutions for personal identification, voter registration, and
border control. In addition to its headquarters in Berlin and the operating facility in
Munich, Veridos is represented
around the world including in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, the USA, and the United
Arab Emirates.
For more information on Veridos, please
visit http://www.veridos.com.
Contact:
Veridos GmbH
Mareike Ahrens
Vice President PR & Marketing Communications
Phone: +49-30-2589984-11
Mobile: +49-173-3516670
press.contact@veridos.com
http://www.veridos.com