Germany

Increasing efficiency in healthcare

The German government has launched a major nationwide health program, and chosen Gemalto’s advanced digital healthcare solution to support it with the supply and personalization of 35 million latest generation e-health-cards. These act as a security device to strongly authenticate the patient and so help to reduce fraud and increase privacy.
They also enable secure access to electronic medical files that include emergency data such as blood group, allergy alerts and ongoing treatments records. This personal information can only be read by authorized healthcare professionals if the patient consents by entering their PIN code. The new cards also carry electronic prescriptions which significantly reduce paperwork, avoid duplicate examinations and so lessen unnecessary use of healthcare services.

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This new reference strengthens Gemalto’s positioning in the healthcare sector following achievements in Algeria, Belgium, China, Finland, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, UK, USA and Slovenia.

 Mexico

Delivering smart driving licenses

Nearly 1 million drivers in Monterrey are beginning to use our biometric driving licenses. The solution comprises a fast, secure and user-friendly scheme for driver registration and fine payment, which aims to reduce fraud and administration costs.
Since the cards also act as the national ID document, they can be upgraded with additional e-services.

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United States

Making public transport quicker and easier

Millions of passengers in Boston are traveling with greater speed and convenience by using our secure contactless cards.
Commuters simply hold them close to a reader that instantly deducts the fare or validates their pass.
 

We are also a supplier to major transport projects in the Netherlands, Paris, London, Sao Paulo and Santiago.

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USA

Leading the world in e-passports

Gemalto has been rated* as the no. 1 provider of e-passports, supplying the US and at least 30% of the Visa Waiver Program nations.
The Keesing report estimates that some 70 nations are deploying e-passport programs, and that the overall annual volume in two year’s time will be around 100 million.
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* Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity: Annual
Report e-passports 2006-2007

 Portugal

Providing national ID cards

All Portuguese citizens should soon be using their new e-ID cards, which include a built-in biometrics feature, as their national ID document. This new so-called “Citizen Card,” the size of a credit card, enables citizens to communicate with their government administrations simply, rapidly and more securely. It includes several ID numbers such as civil identification, taxpayer, social security and health, and will later replace the elector card.

It will also enable a variety of e-government services to be available through the electronic identification it provides. The cardholder has a secret PIN code to identify and authenticate himself/herself, and the card generates a legally-binding digital signature for secure declarations and administrative procedures.

Gemalto is providing the entire card solution including the secure operatingsystem, the personalization system and applications, the middleware and associated helpdesk services. This is the first ID project in Europe based on Identification Authentication Signature specifications.

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