Uruguay selects Gemalto for eID secure document and issuance solution
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Uruguay ranked number one in Latin America in the 2014 United Nations
eGovernment index
Amsterdam, Jan. 13, 2015 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader
in digital security, will deliver its Sealys eID card and Coesys Issuance
solution to the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay for the country's eID
("Documento de Identidad") program. Gemalto's instant issuance solution enables
on-the-spot delivery of the highly secure document from more than 20 sites
across the country. The microprocessor in the polycarbonate card provides strong
user authentication and digital signature for the country's comprehensive suite
of eGovernment services. It is ICAO-compliant, making it an official travel
document within the Mercosur and associated countries. This new program
reinforces the country's positioning at the forefront of innovation. Uruguay
ranked number one in Latin America in the 2014 United Nations eGovernment
index[1].
Gemalto will provide consulting services all the way through the implementation,
supporting the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay in on-boarding third parties such
as banks, tax collection agencies or social security administrations to
accelerate service adoption. The contract also includes maintenance and support
services over five years.
"Our goal is to improve the official identity document and to boost usage of our
eGovernment platform," said Eduardo Bonomi, Minister of Interior of Uruguay. "We
also wanted to position ourselves at the forefront of innovation by implementing
polycarbonate documents with contact and contactless microprocessors, including
advanced digital signature and identity applications, as well as Match-on-Card
technology. In addition, we will meet ICAO's requirements to all electronic
travel documents with on-the-spot delivery of the new, highly secure eID card to
our citizens."
"Online services in Uruguay increased 55% from 2012-14 and the country is also
recognized for the high quality of its third level education in the areas of
technology and computing(1)," added Jérôme Desbois, Vice President of Government
Programs for Latin America at Gemalto. "With this program, it becomes one of the
first countries in Latin America to deploy an identity document that complies
with the latest international security standards."
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with
2013 annual revenues of ?2.4 billion and more than 12,000 employees operating
out of 85 offices and 25 research and software development centers, located in
44 countries.
We are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society. Billions of people
worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank,
entertain and work - anytime, everywhere - in ways that are enjoyable and safe.
Gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services, payment
security, authenticated cloud access, identity and privacy protection,
eHealthcare and eGovernment efficiency, convenient ticketing and dependable
machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. We develop secure embedded software and
secure products which we design and personalize. Our platforms and services
manage these products, the confidential data they contain and the trusted end-
user services made possible.
Our innovations enable our clients to offer trusted and convenient digital
services to billions of individuals. Gemalto thrives with the growing number of
people using its solutions to interact with the digital and wireless world.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com, www.justaskgemalto.com,
blog.gemalto.com, or follow (at)gemalto on Twitter.
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[1] UN E-Government Survey 2014
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