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MONACO, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

IN Groupe has been a privileged partner of the Seychelles government for over

20 years and has won the latest tender launched by the country for the

production of its new biometric passports and their issuing system. This

contract also includes the supply of the national ICAO PKI and nPKD (Public Key

Directory).

The new electronic passport incorporates a polycarbonate data page, combining a

transparent window and a DID(TM) Shape holographic device, an electronic chip

in the eCover containing biographical and biometric data and includes the

digital signature, an important feature that ensures the link with the issuing

authority, making it one of the most advanced on the African continent.

IN Groupe's team supported the local authorities in setting up the data

collection and processing system. They also helped to ensure a transfer of

skills in order to make the client autonomous in the management of the

personalisation of the passports.

Increasing the level of border security while making life easier for travellers

Mr Errol Fonseka, Minister of Home Affairs, told the local press at the signing

of the contract that the introduction of an electronic biometric passport in

Seychelles should increase the level of border security by making fraud

detection more efficient.

The Seychelles passport is now ranked number one in Africa and 28th in the

world in terms of ease of travel to other countries (source Henley Passport

Index).

"The biometric passport solution, brought to us by the IN Groupe, will without

a doubt, take the travel experience of our citizens to a new level, allowing

for greater convenience and access to a range of services. Thanks to the

incorporation of enhanced security features in the passport booklet, the threat

of identity fraud will be kept in check while operational efficiency at border

control points will receive an added boost through a faster authentication

process. The realization of this project will certainly go down as the

country's first major technological accomplishment in the post-Covid 19 era"

said Mr Alain A. Volcere, Principal Secretary Immigration & Civil Status of

Seychelles.

"This contract is the result of a strong collaboration between the Seychelles

authorities and our teams: it is a new step in the establishment of IN Groupe

in the Commonwealth zone which should help us to develop our presence in East

Africa," emphasises Yann Haguet, IN Groupe's Identity BU Director.

Contact:

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