E-PASSPORT

A SUCCESSFUL STORY- WHICH IS THE NEXT INDOOR CHALLENGE FOR ALBANIA

Albania – Why we are?

« Albania is a

Parliamentary

Republic

« The population of

Albania is 4 263

734

« The Government of

the Republic of

Albania has 15

members

Tirana is the Capital of Albania

Administrative Organization in Albania

Albania is organized in:

15 Regions

36 Districts

(308 Communes & 65 Municipalities )

373 Local Government Units

Albania a Wonderful Country

Albania a Wonderful Country

The History of Identity Documents Project

International consultations through:

The best practices in biometric documents field

The best expertise and assistance from Interpol and

well-known Institutions on:

Security of Identity Documents and Biometrics

Integration of the systems and especially in

AFIS Solution

For:

‡ Preparation of the terms of references

‡ The evaluation of the offers during tender

procedure

Steps Taken By the Albanian Government

Legislation Framework preparation International Tender Procedure Opening

On 28.02.2008 the tender was proclaimed opened in the presence of audience

The evaluation was done according to “Best Value for Money”

On 9-th of May 2008 SAGEM SÉCURITÉ & AAEF, nowadays named MORPHO & AAEF was proclaimed the winner, among

7 International distinguished companies in the field

On 21.07.2008 was signed the concessionary contract between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Albania andthe Grouping of SAGEM SÉCURITÉ and the Albanian- American Fund of Enterprises

Overall ID Project Objectives and Benefits

General Objectives

Implement a state of the art ID Document and Electronic Passport System including:

Central Personalization Centre Facilities (Infrastructure, IT Equipment, System, PKI)

Enrolment Facilities infrastructure Issue e-ID Card to all Albanian Citizen above 16 years old Issue new E-Passport compliant with ICAO standards and U.E

Regulations

General Benefits The solution facilitates the current initiatives taken by the

Government of Albania to develop the country and in particular:

Provide easy access to social-economic services rendered by the

Ministry of Interior, Labor, etc

Improve the security and control in Albania by eliminating identity

forgery and related crime

ID Project – An integrated Solution

The Modernization of Civil Status Service Project started on 5th of Sept

2007

by the approval by the Council of Ministers.

The project was assisted by International Partners/Donors:

OSCE presence in Albania, Technical Assistance funded by EU

Statistics Norway

Federal Ministry of Interior of AustriaThe investments At least 3 million Euro from the State Budget were spend in 2008, for the reconstruction of the Civil Status Offices all over the country.

In addition, 1 million Euro were invested in 2009 for NCR Backup System and reconstruction of the remaining CSOs.

The Ministry of Interior built an online communication network of 355

Civil Status Offices with the National Civil Registry system (located in

the

premises of Ministry of Interior)

National Civil Register - Online System

The creation of the fully online, functional and operational

System of the National Civil Status Register.

The Albanian system of the Civil Registry is created on the

bases of the Best European practices adopted according to

our specifications and requirements.

The system takes into account and guaranties functionalities

which are in accordance with the European and Albanian

legislation in Civil Status Service

NCR is the only official source of the Albanian Citizens Civil

Status Data

The Identity Documents System is a very good example how

the National Register can serve other systems as a unique

and trusted source of the citizens identity data.

NCR system interface

ID Card Interface – An Integrated Solution

Information within the red circles on request are automatically uploaded online from NCR system data

Identity Documents Project Schedule

Identity Documents Project Schedule

Albanian e-ID Features

e- Passport Features

• Material Data page in Polycarbonate 50 pages (cover excluded) ICAO and ISO compliant

• Security features of level of 1, 2 & 3

• Chip based

Contact-less Chip

72 kb

MicroText

E-Passport – A high End Product

• Personalized by laser engraving:

Impossible to alter the personalization without physical destruction of the polycarbonate data page

Require specific (and expensive)

equipment

• Encompasses a comprehensive set of

security features (Level of 1, 2 & 3)• Implements the following security

schemes Passive authentication Basic Access Control (BAC) Extended Access Control (EAC)

Blank Document - End to end Security chain Blank document Manufacturing

ID Card manufactured in Sagem Orga, a high level standard plant for E-Cards

Passport manufactured in Sagem Identification, a state of the art manufacturing plant …

Same as for many European Countries as Netherlands, Ireland, Slovakia, Finland, … Passport Shipment

Transport from Amsterdam up to Tirana (special direct flight),

Upon arrival at Tirana Airport, the blank documents are delivered to the Central Site under Police escort, …

Identity Documents Project Deployment

Identity Documents Project - Remote Sites Deployment

DescriptionCSO No

Workstation

s No

Massive phase

Nominal phase

 

Tirana 13 43 √ √

Regional Capitals 34 73 √ √

Cities Above 10 K 101 138 √ √

Communas Above 7 K 56 61 √ √

Communas Above 5 K 60 58 √  

Villages above 3.5 K 58 58 √  

Villages above 2.5 K 20 20 √  

Remaining Villages 15 15 √  

Total Enrolment Centres 357 466   

 

Police Stations 31 31 √ √

Detention Centres 17 3 √  Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1 1 √ √

Total Other Sites 49 35   

Business Plan of Enrollment Process

Prepares the application form :

- Check in the NCR the data for the citizen

- Insert other information as :- Address , Length , The color of the eyes.- Print the filled application form

THE CITIZENThe application operator

The employee of CERTIFICATION

THE CONTROL OF THE

APPLICATION FORM .ASK ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO

THE CITIZEN IF IT IS NECCESSARY

, OK

Attach the other documents .Certifies,Signs and seals the Application Form

JO

Takes the digital photo

Takes the 10 fingerprints

Takes the signature image

The voucher

Completes the application formand prepares the voucher

Application Operator

Gives the filled form to the Citizen to

CHECK AND SIGN

ATTACH THE VOUCHER OF THE PAYEMENT TO

APPLICATION FORM

OK

NO

Central Personalization Site

The Project included the renovation of an old military building to the standards required for a ID Document Personalization Centre:

Complete re-design of the premises

Renovation of all service facilities ( electrical power supply,

network, water, isolation, water-proofing, Fire-fighting,..).

Implementation of comprehensive Security System

(Perimeter Wall, CCTV, Access Control,..)

Building in a state of art production centre which has been

designed specifically for the ID document production.

During the Concession Period the Central Personalization Site

was certified ISO 27000.

Personalization Site - Production The Personalization process is fully optimized and secured:

Production area physically segregated from other areas

Interconnection within Production Rooms using Pass-Through

Secured Access Control and CCTV

Hydro/Thermo regulation

New Services in 2010

Production capacity Increase for biometric from 3000 to

6000 passports/day

The Opening of the Application Offices for Identity Documents

nearby our Consular Offices in:

Athens

Thessaloniki

Rome

Milan

The Issuing of Identity Documents(ID Card and Travelling

Document) for Refugees an Asylum Seekers in Albania

Fast Track Service in 15 Main Regions of Albania

First ID Document Enrolment and Production January- February 2009

Over passing the Project Estimations/Goals

On 5-Year Contract should be delivered:

3.2 million ID Cards

1.6 Million passports

Only on the first year of Contract, were delivered

More than 1.5 million ID Cards

This was realized due to :

Instant presence and distribution on the whole territory, represented

by a network of 700 hundred offices

Uniform function of each enrollment/distribution office, no matter of the place

Working with long hours and with high intensity

Which is the next step for Albania Where are we now?

Usage of e-ID: Key Drivers & Benefits for our Future

Building a shared Identity Service Platform

Shared Identity Service Platform – Services Benefits

Integration to Border Control SystemsServices benefit

Thank you for your attention !

Msc. Miranda HARIZAJ Director of Identity Documents and Training Ministry of Interior of Albania E-mail: miranda.harizaj@moi.gov.al

miranda.harizaj@gmail.com