OT (Oberthur Technologies) has announced that following its selection by Italy's Ministry of the Economy and Finance (MEF), it is deploying 20 million Citizen Services Cards (CNS) throughout the country.CNS is the official Italian Health and Citizen Services Card providing citizens throughout Italy with secure access to a range of on-line and off-line health and government services. OT is currently deploying millions of dual interface Common Criteria certified cards, as well as the corresponding digital signature application. OT says its solution is fully compliant with the Netlink (eHIC) European Union framework.As the key supplier to the CNS initiative, OT is working in partnership with the publically owned Società Generale d'Informatica (SOGEI) and the country's Regional Public Administration authorities to deploy the solution across Italy."OT is delighted to have been selected to help deliver this landmark healthcare initiative," says Christophe Fontaine, managing director of OT's Citizen Access & Identity Business. "It is a reflection of our proven ability to deliver complex projects in close cooperation with multiple national and regional authorities, and highlights our significantly increased presence in Italy."
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