Half a million ePassports for Cameroon over three years

London, 30 Apr – (ANA) - De La Rue Identity Systems, the identity solutions company, has announced plans for the roll out of almost half a million Cameroon ePassports over the next 3 years.

This latest phase of the Cameroon Government’s identity solutions roadmap will see the launch of a new and fully ICAO compliant ePassport and an upgrade to the document management and issuance system powered by De La Rue’s MIDISTM technology. The solution will also incorporate the installation of De La Rue’s SIPSTM 500e automated personalisation system for chip encoding, data-page printing and the application of a highly secure MLIS(TM) thin film laminate specifically designed to protect the holder’s personal details from alteration, counterfeit or fraud.

To ensure migration from the MRP to the ePassport is carried out quickly, securely and with minimal risk or disruption to the Cameroon Government or its citizens, a fully tailored project management and transition plan has been agreed. Key components of this process utilise De La Rue’s local knowledge combined with global expertise, training and skill transfer to locally employed system operators. (ANA)

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