Cryptovision looks at Africa and e-Government

Innovations in mobile ID technologies will soon enable secure identification and authentication, as well as instant access to critical information. And it is governments in less mature markets which will probably be the first to adopt these new technologies. This is because mobile phone use is very high in developing nations and government-to-citizen ID programmes have been moving towards electronic IDs.
November 4, 2014 Read time: 2 mins

Innovations in mobile ID technologies will soon enable secure identification and authentication, as well as instant access to critical information. And it is governments in less mature markets which will probably be the first to adopt these new technologies. This is because mobile phone use is very high in developing nations and government-to-citizen ID programmes have been moving towards electronic IDs. A presentation by Adam Tangun, vice-president, Ventes Europe, ID Solutions Gouvernement, HID Global, will show how two West African government organisations are using mobility innovations to improve security and effectiveness.

The National Nigerian Police has adopted a mobile Biometric Central Motor Registry (BCMR) to give officers real-time access to a biometric database to verify identities. The BCMR has the potential to be the most advanced vehicle registry in the world. Meanwhile, The West African Examinations Council, which covers five countries, has adopted a mobile ID system to combat identity fraud in educational examinations.  More than 2 million students register online every year. They receive machine-readable smart cards that are validated by mobile readers when they arrive for examinations. This not only reduces fraud, it also improves the value of the examinations, as employers and others now have more confidence in the validity of the qualifications.

In ‘The Nigerian eID Project - A Case Study’, Chris Onyemenam,  director general/chief executive of the Nigeria Identity Management Commission and Adam Ross,  product manager, e-ID Solutions at Cryptovision, will give an overview of the Nigerian electronic identity card project that represents a major initiative in the most populated country of Africa.

Mobile devices matter: Governments working smart(er)’, 11:30 – 12:00, Room 2

‘The Nigerian eID project –
a case study’, 14:00 – 14:30, Room 2

Related Content

  • Seven Valeo challenge finalists announced
    September 18, 2014
    Valeo has announced the seven teams selected by its experts to in a challenge to develop a solution to revolutionise the automobile of 2030, with the chance of winning the €100,000 first prize. The shortlisted teams, from Australia, Germany, the United States, Brazil, Canada and India, selected from 1,000 teams from 55 countries, will present their project to the Challenge jury during the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The teams are: UTS Unleashed team from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia Sade
    Read More
  • Enforcement a key part of the road safety solution
    January 31, 2012
    The Partnership for Advancing Road Safety is a new organisation set up in the US to push the national debate on speed and intersection safety, something which hitherto has been absent. Here, executive director David Kelly explains the organisation's work. With moves to address drink/drug driving and the wearing of seatbelts starting to prove successful in the US, the use of inappropriate speed and poor driving at intersections have become responsible for a proportionately greater number of the deaths and in
    Read More
  • Huawei’s clearer vision for safe traffic
    August 4, 2020
    Rates of compliance with traffic laws are often linked to the chances of detection. Andrew Watson explains how intelligent traffic management solutions can help change drivers’ behaviour
    Read More
  • Kapsch: We need to move quicker towards connectivity
    July 27, 2023
    Connectivity requires a lot of different parties to work together – but it’s the only way to get coverage. Alfredo Escribá, chief technology officer of Kapsch, talks to Adam Hill about the value of ‘orchestrated corridors’
    Read More

Highlighted Content