French biometrics and secure document manufacturer Morpho (Safran) has won a three-year contract to supply the Slovak Republic with driver's licences.The new driver's licences cards will incorporate special inks, tactile relief and laser engraving among other security features to comply with European standards and protect against document fraud. Morpho already supplies the Slovak Republic with passports, vehicle registration cards, resident permits, weapon registration documents, police ID cards and eID cards."We see this contract from the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic as a sign of continued trust in our technologies, placing the production of all official ID documents in our hands," said Jacques van Zijp, General Manager Business Unit Europe, Government Identity Solutions division at Morpho. "Our identity solutions deliver forgery-proof and trusted documents under maximum security conditions, enabling Morpho to satisfy the confidence placed in us."Rudolf Hlavaty, Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic, added: "We are very pleased to choose Morpho for the production of driver's licenses for our country. Throughout our cooperation over the years we have built a shared understanding of technical requirements and evolutions, which is helping us to work together more effectively and provide better quality of products and services."
Morpho wins Slovakia driver’s licence contract
