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Using Biometrics as a Deterrent to Illegal Immigration Digital Identity Forum - 11 November 2004

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

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Using Biometrics as a Deterrent to Illegal Immigration Digital Identity Forum - 11 November 2004

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    1. Using Biometrics as a Deterrent to Illegal Immigration Digital 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

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    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

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