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Different readers will be part of the system to be activated in various airports in the UAE to establish and find identity of people and also to identify forged passports and travel documents, an official said.
The UAE’s Ministry of Interior is working on a new project to increase the quality of service at land entry points, incorporating the customs department and insurance companies, said Colonel Barakat Al Kendi, Head of Systems Development and Chairman of e-Transformation Strategy at Ministry of Interior.
In a presentation on Digitalisation of UAE Border’s Control on the concluding day of the Future of Borders International Conference organized by GDRFA-Dubai, Al Kendi said the ministry was working on a pilot project to transform systems at all entry points.
“Dubai airports will receive about 80 million passengers this year and Abu Dhabi will see an increase of 20 per cent in passenger handling and borders should be prepared to handle this increased traffic,” he said.
The government is aiming at a new project for adopting the latest technology and continuation of earlier projects. “We have a holistic view to have all partners to facilitate the flow of passengers across the borders,” he added.
He said the key goal was to transform traditional gate to e-gate, to facilitate use by all, including children and Special Needs people when entering or passing through the borders.
Al Kendi said the implementation of new technology, particularly the Iris recognition technology, has enabled the authorities to identify and apprehend more than 400000 people.
David Ploog, Director, M2P Consulting, talking about the Future of Airport Border Control, said things have changed since the days of manual handling some 30 years ago with change in infrastructure and border control systems.
He spoke about three trends in border control: Pre-clearance will be increasingly used with Advanced Passenger Information (API) system; Automated Border Control (ABC) systems and walk-through systems using biometrics.
By 2030, passenger travel will double and border control authorities should use new technologies and resources will double and the number of emigration officials should be doubled.
There are significant opportunities emerging with e-passports and biometric information and they should be aligned with various authorities.
Mark A Clifton, President of Products and Solutions with SRI International, spoke IOM (Iris on the Move). More people travel across the borders which require faster and accurate identity management.
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