The first phase, which began in January 2004, has enabled more than 1.2 million Omani citizens and residents to benefit from a secure and convenient identification means.
Gemalto was selected to provide the complete range of Coesys Secure Solutions to the Royal Oman Police for the setup of smart card-based national ID program in Sultanate of Oman. This was comprised of Coesys Enrolment, Coesys eGovernment, Coesys eBorder as well as Coesys Issuance solutions, where Gemalto has supplied consultancy, project management and integration services as well as software and equipments for a decentralized personalization environment. Oman's citizens and residents' personal credentials are securely stored on the cards, including name, address, digital color photo and fingerprints. The national ID card provides secure access to three main applications that include identity, driver's license and border control.
The Oman ID program is the first smart card-based eGovernment solution ever
deployed in the Middle East. It aims to make the Sultanate’s ID system and
processes more efficient and secure, both for authorities and citizens.
e-ID at work - Sultana of
Oman
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Sep21, 2006|
Gemalto
to Provide 2.5 Million National ID cards to the Sultanate of Oman
Electronic versions of secure documents have evolved gradually over the years to supersede their conventional counterparts.
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