Guinea votes for Gemalto

Gemalto has managed a comprehensive modernisation of Guinea's voter register on behalf of CENI, the National Independent Electoral Commission in the country. This included the use of 2,500 units of the Coesys Mobile Enrolment station, a portable biometric citizen registration kit deployed throughout Guinea and reaching even the remotest areas of the country.According to Gemalto, the aim was to ensure that millions of eligible voters were enrolled accurately and reliably ahead of elections, which took place in October 2015. Gemalto has provided CENI with the benefits of a single source, end-to-end secure solution that upgrades Guinea's existing voter registration system and processes. A total of 5,000 operators were hired, trained and conducted the enrolment 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 enrolment 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 enrolment process in a 45-day critical timeline," says Bakary Fofana, president of CENI. "We took great benefits from Gemalto's 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," says 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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