Gemalto completes biometric voter registry for Guinea

Digital security firm Gemalto has announced that it has completed a modernisation process for West African country Guinea's biometric voter registry.The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has completed the process using 2,500 units of the Coesys Mobile Enrollment station, a portable biometric citizen registration kit deployed throughout Guinea and reaching even the remotest areas of the country.A total of 5000 operators were hired, trained and successfully conducted the enrollment of voters across the country and abroad, using a front-end solution consisting of biometric citizen registration kits with a dedicated user-friendly software. The enrollment stations also featured robust and advanced devices to register citizens even in areas of the country with limited infrastructure.Gemalto also delivered a back-end solution comprising an Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to ensure unique and verifiable registration of citizens. The biometric and personal data acquired were securely consolidated to build a national voter register without any duplication. The solution also featured software modules to allow the printing of voters' lists and voters' cards by CENI.”CENI put their trust in Gemalto to work as both a solution and service provider, responsible for operating the entire enrollment process in a 45-day critical timeline,” said Bakary Fofana, President of CENI. “We took great benefits of Gemalto extensive experience from over 20 progressive government programs in Africa.””Gemalto supported CENI in creating a modern voter register that can underpin democratic elections and for which secure voter registration is a critical step,” said FrÉdÉric Trojani, Executive Vice President Government Programs at Gemalto. “Gemalto brought a high level of service for the management and perfect execution of this important project for Guinea's future.”Gemalto will be exhibiting at connect:ID 2016, 14-16 March, Washington DC. connect:ID is an international conference and exhibition that focuses on all aspects of identity technologies and the opportunities for their management in both the physical and digital worlds. http://www.connectidexpo.comGemalto will also be exhibiting at SDW 2016, 10-12 May, London, UK. SDW is a world-leading conference and exhibition event providing a global showcase for next-generation human identity solutions, focusing on intrinsic document security and on the new cutting-edge secure infrastructure now required to produce and use these advanced documents in live situations. http://www.sdw2016.com

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