Learn how Thales helps governments implement proven strategies and technology solutions for successful public governance.
Strong experience through worldwide customer references, 120 years of security printing expertise and over 25 years in AFIS/ABIS systems, understanding of the whole value chain, and teamwork with governments, border agencies, law enforcement authorities, and integrators are the four main reasons why Thales is associated with numerous projects worldwide.
The company’s products and solutions are deployed in over 200 active programs worldwide, with specific expertise in secure document issuance (National ID cards, Passports, and Driver licenses), biometrics, document readers, authentication, ID verification and management, and data protection.
We can help you address these 5 critical needs:
- Provide a secure identity to your citizens and residents for a safer and fairer society
- Improve your health and social initiatives
- Secure your nation's borders
- Identify suspects & criminals and proactively detect risks.
- Lay the foundations for a modern, digital economy.
Gemalto's Biometric Authentication Technology Revolutionizes Automated Border Control in Colombia
Iris recognition at Bogota International Airport facilitates secure border crossing in seconds
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Smarter Border Management at Spanish Airports
AENA, the Spanish operator, has entrusted Thales and INETUM with the supply and deployment of latest-generation ABC gates at six international airports including those of Valencia, Fuerteventura and Bilbao. This large-scale project represents more than 120 ABC Gates , integrating the latest Thales technologies, including the Thales Cogent FRP biometric facial recognition “matcher” SDK . The first Gates were certified by the Spanish border police, and successfully commissioned in 2020 at the airports of Valencia, Bilbao and Fuerte Ventura
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New EES Border Kiosks for France
Thales has been selected by the French Ministry of the Interior to equip the country with several hundred EES-compliant Border Kiosks at various border crossing points. The Thales Gemalto Border Kiosk will provide a self-service, intuitive and interactive terminal to guide travelers through every stage of identity registration and verification. They will offer rapid registration for travelers, highly accurate identity verification, data management protection and advanced operational fluidity at border crossings.
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Ghana
Ghana entrusted Thales with its eImmigration system, which is central to the eGhana project—an ambitious plan to create a modern IT infrastructure that can support sustainable development in the years ahead. Thales delivered ten 2 door ABC gates with a segregated verification process, single person detection and on-the-fly facial verification. The eGates are connected to Border Management to ensure risk assessment and transit information consolidation. The eligible population is pre-registered and pre-vetted passengers of any nationality.
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Integrated border management for Namibia in 2018
Discover the first stage of this ambitious border management project unveiled at Hosea Kutako International Airport in September 2017.
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Eurodac: the European Union's first multinational biometric system
Eurodac: the European Union’s first multinational biometric system
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DHS Ident
DHS’s Automated Biometric Identification System IDENT – the heart of biometric visitor identification in the USA.
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Republic of South Africa
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs turned to Gemalto to implement its Refugee and National Deportation system, which was implemented in two phases and completed in 2008.
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