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Important Deadlines for Issuers and Producers of ePassports and Systems
Important deadlines for Issuers and producers of ICAO ePassports and Systems
Jun 25, 20252 min read
New Guide on use of Biometrics
An Introductory Guide on Biometrics has been released by IOM for personnel working in humanitarian settings who are dealing with the...
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Standardization of Breeder Documents - Part 3 "Trustframework and Policy"
By Stephan D. Hofstetter, Editor CEN prTS 17489-5, Delegated Expert SNV, Managing Partner SECOIA Executive Consultants AG This topic will...
Mar 28, 20247 min read
Standardization of Breeder Documents - Part 2 "The standardization effort"
By Stephan D. Hofstetter, Editor CEN prTS 17489-5, Delegated Expert SNV, Managing Partner SECOIA Executive Consultants AG This topic will...
Mar 22, 20245 min read
Standardization of Breeder Documents - Part 1 "Setting the scene"
By Stephan D. Hofstetter, Editor CEN prTS 17489-5, Delegated Expert SNV, Managing Partner SECOIA Executive Consultants AG This topic will...
Mar 15, 20246 min read
Procurement of Passport & ID Systems
Procurement of Passport & ID Systems is a challenge. Not only the requirements and technology management: Budgets are tight for various...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Is low-price evaluation secure?
Two recent events inspired this article: In August 2023, SDN published an article with the same title. And SECOIA's procurement...
Aug 9, 20234 min read
Swiss Passport Evolution
What is a travel document? And what are the requirements? The diagram below gives an example based on the Swiss passport. In the early...
Jul 28, 20233 min read
Solutions to Minimise Disruption to Cross-Border Movements of People and Trade
IOM's 6th BMIC Report is entitled "Solutions to Minimise Disruption to Cross-Border Movements of People and Trade while safeguarding...
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Report on CRVS
UNICEF published in May 2023 a key report on Civil Registration / Vital Statistics (CRVS) platforms. It provides an overview intended for...
May 25, 20231 min read
Post-Pandemic is Pre-Pandemic – what role can free movement zones and cross-border identities play?
During the upcoming 6th Border Management and Identity Conference BMIC in Bangkok on December 7-9, Stephan Hofstetter will be speaking on...
Nov 15, 20222 min read
The Dark Side of Identity: Key take-aways
January 26, 2022: Hosted by ID4Africa and it's Chairman Dr. Joseph J. Atick a broad panel of market experts exchanged on their personal...
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Legal Identity Guide "Free Movement Zones"
(Nov 01, 2021): United Nations Development Programm (UNDP) and UN Migration (IOM) issued a new guide on "Free Movement Zones", a guide...
Oct 30, 20212 min read
60 Seconds of Inspiration
SECOIA launched in January 2021 the "60 seconds with..." initiative as contribution to the public and specialized industry. It is a...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
60seconds of inspiration
SECOIA launched in January 2021 the "60 seconds with..." initiative as contribution to the public and specialized industry. It is a...
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Silicon Trust Webinar: The big issues
Building a COVID-19 Travel Document for a Post Pandemic World – APAC Edition Following up on a first webinar on the subject back in...
Jan 28, 20211 min read
id4africa - presentation on BeyOND Card
ID4Africa Virtual Event took place on December 8-10, 2020. SECOIA and Lahnpaper presented the extended toolbox for BeyOND Card. Here the...
Dec 10, 20201 min read
BeyOND Card - more than normal ID cards
Introducting a most durable, secure and economic card toolbox for breeder documents, identification, corporate use and more. By popular...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
What could be the new 'normal' for travel and BC?
The latest issue of "The Vault", published by Silicon Trust, addresses relevant topics of today. It covers the reasons for biometric...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
Facilitating responsible travel in times of pandemics (Part 5)
Part 5: Solution components in context Both domestic and international travels have been heavily limited in the fight to limit the...
Sep 17, 20209 min read
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF OUR ACTIVITIES ON TWITTER / "X"
Following Elon Musk's acquisition and transformation of Twitter, we have seen changes to the platform that no longer align with our business ethos. We have decided to suspend all activities on this platform indefinitely from July 2023. @SECOIA_EXCON
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