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Citizens of Armenia can obtain identification card as a document certifying the identity and nationality of its holder for using it in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

As the Police of Armenia told Armenpress, in case of leaving for abroad citizens can also obtain a passport with biometric data as a travel document.

The identification card will contain an electronic database, individual cryptographic keys, electronic digital signature and certificates for identity.

Read more: Citizens of Armenia can obtain identification card and biometric password from June 1

Hovhannes Kocharyan, the new head of the Office of Visas and Passports of Armenian Police has confirmed that biometric passports will be in use in the country from June 2012.

The confirmation follows the completion of legislative preparations in November 2011.

Read more: Armenia readies for ePassports

Armenian Parliament adopted bills on biometric passports and IDs in the third and final reading on Wednesday.

The bills were planned to be adopted till January 1, 2012, as they will be put in circulation starting from next year.

Moreover, passport offices of the Armenian Police plan to equip the system of collection and identification of electronic data.

Read more: Armenian Parliament adopts bills on biometric passports

“The process of implementation of new e-governance systems and services in the field of social security continues,” Director of the Nork information center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Hayk Chobanyan told a press conference today.

Under the modernization program, a system of exchange of information between 12 large information systems has been implemented, which means that all main information systems have been interconnected.

Read more: AM: Implementation of e-governance systems in social security field reduces corruption risks

The Office of Electronic Government Infrastructure Investment (OEGII) has been launched to provide electronic signatures in Armenia since June 2009. Currently over 6000 users have e-signature, the head of OEGII Armine Abelyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. The increase of e-signatures is conditioned due to e-signature used in tax electronic system.

“Currently two e-services operate in the tax sphere: electronic accountings and electronic tax counting system. The customers present their information through these two services. One should have e-signature to work in the sphere,” Abelyan said.

Read more: 6000 people have electronic signature in Armenia

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