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1. Using Biometrics as a Deterrent to Illegal ImmigrationDigital Identity Forum - 11 November 2004 Steve Inkpen
Atos Consulting
2. An International Player Atos Origin is a leading IT services company providing business consulting, systems integration and managed operations that improve the effectiveness of its clients’ businesses
Annual revenues € 5 billion
45,000 employees
Operating in 50 countries
3. Group Profile
5. Personal Authentication Project Overview
What did we do ?
Why did we do it ?
How did we do it ?
The results
What happened next ?
The Future
6. What did we do ?Biometric Collection Implement a Pilot System as proof of concept that:
7. What did we do ?Positive Authentication Implement a Pilot System as proof of concept that:
8. Why did we do it ?The Problem
9. Why did we do it ?The Problem Prior to the Project
10-15 applicants per WEEK destroying documents
Now
1 per MONTH
60% less asylum claims from some countries
Asylum Seekers AND Overstayers
10. Why did we do it ?Solution
11. How did we do it ?
12. Technology in Operation
13. Technology in Operation
14. Technology in Operation
15. Technology Details Fingerprint Images
captured at 500 DPI /256 levels of greyscale
then compressed at 12:1 in WSQ format using a FBI certified WSQ Algorithm
Index fingers only
Flat prints
Photo and Passport Images
captured at 300dpi
stored in JPEG format
original photo should not be greater that 26x34 mm
original passport page(s) should not be greater than 176x125 mm
16. Key Project Dependencies Parliamentary Timetable
Affected Commence Order - Legislation to take fingerprints
Reaction of Sri Lankan Authorities To The Pilot
Affected Agreement to Take Fingerprints in Sri Lanka
British High Commission Installation Date Confirmation
Affected Installation and Test of Enrolment Station - Sri Lanka
GSI Security Accreditation Progress
Affected Installation and test of External Interface - UK
17. The Results 1 Initial weeks of going live:
IT functioned well – no technical problems
All operations went smoothly
Time spent training paid off well
No complaints from applicants
Contrary to expectations
12 Matches
5 x Asylum Seekers
7 x Sri Lanka Duplicates
18. The Results 2
19. Early Successes
20. What Happened Next ? Ministerial approval & confidence
East Africa Expansion
Study & Strategy for Global Rollout
21. EAST AFRICA Tanzania/Ethiopia
Djibouti/Eritrea
Uganda
Kenya/Rwanda
22.
23. Sri Lanka : Results so far Began July 2003
39,000 people fingerprinted
265 visa applicants - previous asylum applicants
6 asylum applicants identified in the UK using different identities
50% reduction in asylum intake
24. East Africa : Results so far Eritrea: 367 fingerprinted / 2 previous Asylum hits
Ethiopia: 3,110 fingerprinted / 8 previous Asylum hits
Tanzania: 3,730 fingerprinted / 32 previous Asylum hits
Uganda: 5,627 fingerprinted / 68 previous Asylum hits
Kenya: 420 fingerprinted / 7 previous Asylum hits in the first week (2%)
60% less asylum claims from Somalia
25. The Future World rollout study undertaken & currently under consideration
World rollout programme
Likely to commence next year (150 locations)
Where?
Top 10 countries where immigration is an issue
On a risk assessment basis – intelligence led
Technology ?
10 fingers (for data quality reasons)
Flat prints