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This e-book provides a snapshot and general overview of what is happening in the field of machine-readable security documents (MRSD), specifically on MRTD, over the period to 2010.
Based on recent developments and an objective analysis of the industry and global environment, insightful and subjective forecasts are provided, enabling you to plan for the future with confidence. A comprehensive overview of the topic is presented to enable readers to easily grasp necessary information in a practical way.
Executive summary
Introduction and methodology
- Objective and scope
- Methodology
- Glossary of terms
Machine-readable security document industry
- Overview
- Document
- Personalisation
- Reading devices
- Drivers
- Need for identification document
- Globalisation
- Facilitation vs safe and secure travel
- Technology advancement
- Privacy concern
- Challenges
- Funding
- Lack of know-how
- Privacy concern
- Government policies
- Standards
- Travel documents
- Identity card
- Visa
- Fingerprint in eMRTD
- Key players
- Person
- Government
- International bodies
- Industry players
- Carriers
Technologies, security devices and printing processes
- Materials
- Security features
- Printing processes
- Ink
- Personalisation
- Reading devices
- Information technologies
Document applications
- Public sector
- Identification of person
- Quick and efficient border control
- ABC system
- Other functions
- Financial sector
- Health sector
- Private sector
Future trends
- New technologies
- Chips
- Biometrics
- New materials
- ABC system
- A super system for the world
- Standards and interoperability
- New applications riding on MRID or eMRID
- Concept of extending border control
- Categorisation of passengers
- Passport card
- Birth card
- An all-in-one identification document: iMRID
- Common Border for All (CBA)
- No more machine-readable document
- 20-20 Vision