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India selects suppliers for Aadhaar ID programme
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ISSN 0969-4765 July/August 2010
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India selects suppliers for Aadhaar ID programme
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he Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has selected the companies that will deliver the Aadhaar biometric ID programme, formerly known as the Unique ID (UID) project. In fact, it has selected three consortia for the role of Biometrics Solutions Provider (BSP), each tasked with providing a multimodal Automatic Biometric Identification Subsystem (ABIS) and a multimodal Software Development Kit (SDK) for an enrolment station, verification server, manual adjudication and monitoring functions. The contracts cover design, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and support. Accenture is leading one team, with partners Daon, which is providing ID software, and Bangalore-based IT firm MindTree. L-1 Identity Solutions, which intends to deploy its ABIS 7 multibiometric platform, has partnered with 4G Identity Solutions and Hewlett-Packard India Sales. The third team is a partnership between Mahindra Satyam, providing integration and support, and Morpho (Safran group) which will provide its biometrics technology. The contracts will run for two years or until 200 million people have been enrolled, whichever comes first. Ultimately, Aadhaar will involve the enrolment of 1.2 billion people – all of India’s adult citizens. The key task of the systems provided by the BSPs will be de-duplication – a major concern
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News India selects suppliers for Aadhaar ID programme
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UK Government sacks e-Borders supplier 1 with so many enrolments. Each system will sift and cross-check the data in the Aadhaar databases, looking for accidental or fraudulent duplications. The systems will also need to handle verification requests from public and private organisations that deliver services ranging from social welfare programmes to banking and insurance. The teams will also assist UIDAI in the performance benchmarking and management of data quality to continuously improve the biometric solution. “The Aadhaar programme will not only be designed to enable the Government to deliver important social welfare programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) to rural India, but also provide easier access for residents to services and resources such as health, education and welfare programmes,” said Krishna Giri, managing director of Accenture’s management consulting practice within its Health & Public Service practice in the Asia Pacific region. Robert LaPenta, CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions, said: “With UID, one of the most heavily populated countries in the world is signalling that it is embracing biometrics as a means to deliver enhanced services to its citizens. As such, this is a truly revolutionary identity infrastructure programme that will serve as the foundation for all day-to-day interactions of Indians and will impact all other aspects of society, including banking, healthcare and more.”
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Daon wins Mexico’s SNIP contract
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Stanley wins double contract with US Army Intelligence Center
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Halfpenny turns to HT for health solutions 4 IBIA gets a new name to go with new focus
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Illegal immigrant gets through UK immigration scanners
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Features Managing risk through the integration of physical and logical security 6 What are the benefits of integrating biometric access control and CCTV monitoring with IT security on endpoints such as workstations and smartphones, asks Richard Walters of Overtis Healthcare biometrics – defending patients and their data
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Protecting patient data using biometrics is a surefire way of preventing a gross invasion of privacy, but its implementation is currently patchy on both sides of the Atlantic, says Steve Gold
e-borders
UK Government sacks e-Borders supplier
R
aytheon, the lead contractor for the UK’s e-Borders programme, has been sacked by the country’s new coalition Government. Immigration Minister Damien Green announced the termination of Raytheon’s
contract in a written statement to Parliament in which he said he had no confidence in the firm. In fact, he claimed it had been in breach of contract since July 2009.
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Product News
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Company News
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Comment
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www.biometrics-today.com
ISSN 0969-4765 July/August 2010
government id
Contents
India selects suppliers for Aadhaar ID programme
T
he Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has selected the companies that will deliver the Aadhaar biometric ID programme, formerly known as the Unique ID (UID) project. In fact, it has selected three consortia for the role of Biometrics Solutions Provider (BSP), each tasked with providing a multimodal Automatic Biometric Identification Subsystem (ABIS) and a multimodal Software Development Kit (SDK) for an enrolment station, verification server, manual adjudication and monitoring functions. The contracts cover design, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and support. Accenture is leading one team, with partners Daon, which is providing ID software, and Bangalore-based IT firm MindTree. L-1 Identity Solutions, which intends to deploy its ABIS 7 multibiometric platform, has partnered with 4G Identity Solutions and Hewlett-Packard India Sales. The third team is a partnership between Mahindra Satyam, providing integration and support, and Morpho (Safran group) which will provide its biometrics technology. The contracts will run for two years or until 200 million people have been enrolled, whichever comes first. Ultimately, Aadhaar will involve the enrolment of 1.2 billion people – all of India’s adult citizens. The key task of the systems provided by the BSPs will be de-duplication – a major concern
TODAY
biometric
News India selects suppliers for Aadhaar ID programme
1
UK Government sacks e-Borders supplier 1 with so many enrolments. Each system will sift and cross-check the data in the Aadhaar databases, looking for accidental or fraudulent duplications. The systems will also need to handle verification requests from public and private organisations that deliver services ranging from social welfare programmes to banking and insurance. The teams will also assist UIDAI in the performance benchmarking and management of data quality to continuously improve the biometric solution. “The Aadhaar programme will not only be designed to enable the Government to deliver important social welfare programmes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MNREGA) to rural India, but also provide easier access for residents to services and resources such as health, education and welfare programmes,” said Krishna Giri, managing director of Accenture’s management consulting practice within its Health & Public Service practice in the Asia Pacific region. Robert LaPenta, CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions, said: “With UID, one of the most heavily populated countries in the world is signalling that it is embracing biometrics as a means to deliver enhanced services to its citizens. As such, this is a truly revolutionary identity infrastructure programme that will serve as the foundation for all day-to-day interactions of Indians and will impact all other aspects of society, including banking, healthcare and more.”
L-1 picks up contracts and may have found a buyer
2
Daon wins Mexico’s SNIP contract
2
NASA chooses Aware for credentialling system upgrade 3 BIO-key’s new platform encompasses smartphones
3
Stanley wins double contract with US Army Intelligence Center
4
Halfpenny turns to HT for health solutions 4 IBIA gets a new name to go with new focus
4
Illegal immigrant gets through UK immigration scanners
5
Features Managing risk through the integration of physical and logical security 6 What are the benefits of integrating biometric access control and CCTV monitoring with IT security on endpoints such as workstations and smartphones, asks Richard Walters of Overtis Healthcare biometrics – defending patients and their data
9
Protecting patient data using biometrics is a surefire way of preventing a gross invasion of privacy, but its implementation is currently patchy on both sides of the Atlantic, says Steve Gold
e-borders
UK Government sacks e-Borders supplier
R
aytheon, the lead contractor for the UK’s e-Borders programme, has been sacked by the country’s new coalition Government. Immigration Minister Damien Green announced the termination of Raytheon’s
contract in a written statement to Parliament in which he said he had no confidence in the firm. In fact, he claimed it had been in breach of contract since July 2009.
Regulars News in Brief
3
Product News
4
Events Calendar
5
Company News
5
Comment
12
Continued on page 2...
ISSN 0969-4765/10 © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.