Innovative Optical Technology Dedicated to Security Document Authentication

by Andrey Karyuchin

Verification at differing levels is vital for a state-of-the-art high security document.

Andrey Karyuchin

Andrey Karyuchin has two university degrees from the State Academy in Russia and Karl von Ossietzky University in Germany and speaks four languages fluently – Russian, English, German and French. Andrey joined SICPA in 2014 as a Senior Sales Manager. Based in Switzerland, Andrey is responsible for business development and sales of security inks for documents for the Western & Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia markets. He has more than 15 years’ experience in business development and sales management focusing on high-technology products.

The Ghanacard’s Trajectory to the ICAO Certification

by Emmanuel Kpakpo Brown

The global picture of the population that lack any form of legal identity is alarming – about 1 billion people are estimated to be identityless according to the World Bank Group and about half of this population are said to be from the African continent. The COVID and post-COVID era have created more global awareness about the indispensability of identity for all and the need for the achievement of SDG 16.1, “legal identity for all, including birth registration by 2030”.
In recent times, Africa is attaching much priority to building good and robust digital ID system as a catalyst for political and socio-economic development and have enacted and promulgated identification system protocols/policies at the regional – African Union (AU) and sub-regional (ECOWAS, SADC, EAC) blocs to ensure responsible adoption, implementation and interoperability of the Systems.
Ghana, a member of the ECOWAS sub-regional bloc on the African continent has made huge progress in embarking on a digital identification drive. The nation has followed through best global identification practices and standards, hence the recent certification of the Ghanacard as an ePassport by ICAO.

Uganda’s new Driver’s Licensing System

by David Jacob Ruhinda & Mujo Karaosmanovic

Paper-based driver’s licenses served Uganda well for many years. However, in some instances for traffic policemen, the inability to access an up-to-date centralised database made it impossible to be certain that the license being presented was original, still valid or without endorsements. Have additional classes been added illegally or did the holder have unpaid fines outstanding?
Uganda decided to address these problems once and for all using the very latest digital technologies available. The solution, developed in conjunction with Veridos GmbH, is user-friendly for both license holders and law enforcers. It eliminates these uncertainties and helps to reduce the number of unqualified drivers causing carnage on Uganda’s roads.
The new system has cut the waiting time for a new license from over 90 days to just an hour. Authentication is done using biometrics and scanning of licence numbers and renewal alerts are sent to drivers well ahead of their license expiry date. Uganda’s Digital License is ISO compliant, with advanced security features, IIN and a polycarbonate designed by Veridos, making it the first country in COMESA, SADC and E. Africa to have an ISO compliant DL.

David Jacob Ruhinda

ICT Manager, Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda

David Jacob Ruhinda joined Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport in 2014 to oversee the transformation of the country’s driver’s licensing system. The solution has cut the time applicants have to wait for a driver’s licence from over 90 days to less than an hour.
David holds a Masters in Transport Economics and Logistics Management from ESAMI Dar-essalaam Tanzania, a BSc in Information Technology (first class) from Makerere University Uganda, and also has a variety of professional qualifications in Project Management.
Supported by Veridos GmbH, David spearheaded the design format and data content of the new ISO-compliant driver’s licence (IDL) with regard to human-readable features (ISO/IEC 18013-1), ISO machine-readable technologies (ISO/IEC 18013-2), and access control, authentication and integrity validation (ISO/IEC 18013-3). Today Uganda is the only country in COMESA, SADC and E. Africa with an ISO compliant driver’s licence.

Mujo Karaosmanovic

Mujo is experience Project/Branch Director with a demonstrated history of working in the government business environment includes government documents, lifecycle management systems, verification software, access and border control solutions as well as electrical engineering industry. Mujo has over 15 years of successful experience in top turnkey projects worldwide.
He holds a master’s degree in computer science and a degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Barcoded Postage Stamps: Variable Matrix Code Printing and Inspection Challenges

by Maarten Rambach & Manuel Hernandez

The humble postage stamp is undergoing a phenomenal digital transformation. Faced with the growing threat of stamp fraud and forgeries, and the pressure on postal authorities to offer more reliable, transparent delivery services, a new era in postage stamps has emerged.

By printing a unique, two-dimensional data matrix code on every stamp, forward thinking postal service authorities can now easily detect reused or forged stamps to prevent fraud, track a letter throughout its network, and provide customers with new digital and philatelist services with the barcoded stamp.

This presentation explores the print production and camera inspection challenges faced by the Dutch security printer, Royal Joh. Enschedé, in printing and verifying the variable data matrix codes printed first on the new €0.80 stamp for the German market in February 2021. By the end of 2022, the vast majority of German stamps will carry their unique matrix code.

Ksenia Egorova

Ksenia Egorova is a Senior Manager in Application Management and Business Development for Government ID projects in Europe and CIS at Infineon Technologies AG, Germany. Her main focus is facilitating the deployment of highly-efficient and robust electronic documents in the region, empowering partners and governments with the relevant and up-to-date knowledge about secure chips, technologies and components embedded into digital ID documents. Prior to joining Infineon, Ksenia was involved in business development and marketing for document and citizen biometric verification.

The new Lithuanian eID

by Leonas Stankevičius

The system of technological security of state documents has been created in Lithuania. Service of Technological Security of State Documents under the Ministry of Finance boasts 27 years of experience in designing security documents, controlling the quality of the documents and analysing the cases of document forgery.

The Identity card is one of the main identity document. During the 30-year period of the independence of Lithuania, different types of Lithuanian ID cards have been issued to the citizens of Lithuania until the launch of the newest document since September 2021.

This presentation deals with the newest technological security features of the new Lithuanian eID, discusses the changes in the design of this document, and its issuing procedures. The new design of the document will be presented, the differences with the previously issued ID cards will be described, and implemented most advanced technological security features will be shown, as well as issuing processes and their potential.

Leonas Stankevičius

Leonas Stankevičius has acquired a bachelor degree in history and a master degree in comparative politics after graduating from Vilnius University. In 2005, he began to work for the Lithuanian Post initially at the Strategy and project management department, later he took a post in the International relations department. In 2007, he became engaged in public relations.
He started his career in the Service of Technological Security of State Documents under the Ministry of Finance in 2008. The Service supervises production of security documents, approves technological security features and issues licences for the production of security documents, suspends the licences, revokes the suspension of the licences and revokes them. He gained extensive experience working in different departments of this institution until he became deputy director in 2016. His major responsibility is supervision of the functioning of the Register of security documents and ensuring their technological security. Alongside, he coordinates relations between the Service and various institutions related to the field of security documents and their production. He participates in numerous international conferences delivering presentations on different issues of document security.