Atos contributes to the European project "ABC4EU" for smart borders
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
With the objective to increase EU member states' internal security, Atos helps
fight illegal migration and facilitate border crossings
Paris, Madrid, 29 May 2017 - Atos, an international leader in digital
transformation, actively participates in the Automated Border Control Gates for
Europe (ABC4EU) project. Co-founded by the European Union, the 16.8 million euro
project aims to make border control more flexible by facilitating workflows
without compromising security while harmonizing the border control processes
across Europe.
Atos, partner of the consortium since January 2016, provides two key subsystems:
* The National Facilitation Program (NFP) with a registration station which
allows verification of travellers' personal documents and capture of their
biometric data. Developed by Atos, the software controls everything that is
necessary for these processes and records the exhaustive scrutiny carried
out by the border agent.
* A mobile system dedicated to the control of smart borders. Atos has
developed, on an Android platform, software that manages the reading of
travel documents, the capture of footprint and the verification of data
"against" different police and border systems at national and European
level.
The two key subsystems have already been tested in two successful pilots, at
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport and in the maritime port of Algeciras
(south of Spain) where Atos deployed the NFP system and several terminals of the
mobile system. Atos also trained the border agents and supervised the full
activity.
By 2020, the Entry and Exit System (EES) will be operational, replacing the
current manual passport sealing system, and will require travelers to be
registered to be able to enter the Schengen area. The system will record the
transits in a central European database, allowing control of entrances and
exits. In addition, each member state will be able to manage its own Frequent
Flyer Registration System (FFRS) to ease traffic flow.
The new system will contribute to the effective management of authorized short-
term stays, further automation of border controls, better detection of usurped
documents and identities and will include denials of entry. This will facilitate
the crossing of borders of bona fide travelers, the detection of persons
illegally staying and the identification of undocumented persons in the Schengen
area.
The ABC4EU project is part of the Seventh Framework Program for Research,
Technological Development and Innovation of the European Union, started in 2014
and to be completed next year. Its main objective is to standardize automated
border control systems (ABCs) and integrate these systems with the new IOS
(Input and Output System) and NFP (National Facilitation Programs), as proposed
in the Intelligent Borders Package European Union.
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About Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with approximately 100,000
employees in 72 countries and annual revenue of around ? 12 billion. The
European number one in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and
Digital Workplace, The Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data
Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as transactional services
through Worldline, the European leader in the payment industry. With its
cutting-edge technologies, digital expertise and industry knowledge, Atos
supports the digital transformation of its clients across various business
sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy &
Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and Transportation. The
Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic &
Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos
Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is
listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
Press contact:
Sylvie Raybaud - sylvie.raybaud(at)atos.net - +33 6 95 91 96 71 - (at)Sylvie_Raybaud
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