NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

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 26, 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

Legal Identity Under The Obligations of State Sovereignty

Aug 22, 20207 min read

Facilitating responsible travel in times of pandemics (Part 4)

Part 4: the travel industry in change Both domestic and international travels have been heavily limited in the fight to limit the...

Aug 7, 20206 min read

Facilitating responsible travel in times of pandemics (Part 3)

In this third part, we will be practical and look at some specific, national implementations. What is being done and what are the learnings

Jul 24, 20208 min read

Facilitating responsible travel in times of pandemics (Part 2)

In this second part, we will look at the system of instruments and processes to be considered.

Jul 15, 20207 min read

Facilitating responsible travel in times of pandemics (Part 1)

Part 1: General assumptions and boundaries, reflections on risk management and commercial impacts

Jul 9, 20205 min read

State Obligation to Establish Legal Identity in Comparative Perspective

Jul 1, 20206 min read

Immunity Pass, health certificate, fit for travel & Co in times of Covid-19

In these days of COVID19, agencies, international organizations, think-tanks, hackathon - organizers and industry are in a rally to...

May 31, 20206 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