The new biometric scanners are capable of recording an individual's biometric features in one pass through the machine, double-checking them and printing the information into a passport book, TradingMarkets.com reports.
The first stage of the program, which will begin in 2011, will focus on creating biometric passports for government workers, individuals travelling abroad and select citizens.
From 2012 to 2016, Uzbekistan will work to complete stage two of their project, in which every citizen in the country will have their biometrics recorded and receive a passport.
Biometric passports are being employed in Uzbekistan to increase national security by improving standards for international air travel, preventing the creation of fraudulent passports and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of border control.
Morocco recently introduced a similar biometric program, becoming the first nation outside of the European Union to adopt such a system, ITP.net reports. Each passport distributed in the country contains a micro-processor storing the holder's photographic and electronic fingerprint.
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Quelle/Source: ID Superstore, 28.09.2010
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