ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference and Exhibitions
Montreal, 26 September 2010
Mauricio Siciliano
ICAO MRTD Programme
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Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
The lessons of the Detroit bombing plot
Highlighted the limitations of narrowly-defined AVSEC screening
Mobilised political will to explore a broader security perspective, including:
 closer avsec integration with border security
 Intelligence-led solutions and profiling
 Data sharing and enhanced inter-agency cooperation
 Intensified capacity-building effort in weak/fragile countries that export insecurity 2

Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
“For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons” – 9/11 Commission Report
Robust identity management and travel document security is the foundation and pre-condition for all intelligence-led solutions to combat terrorism and transborder crime!
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Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
Post-Detroit high-level political commitments calling for a more comprehensive security approach
The EU-US Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (Toledo
Declaration). Objectives include:
 “to identify individuals who pose a risk to our security as early as possible by bolstering the security of and our confidence in travel documents, the use of biometrics, and passenger screening, so can prevent such individuals from travelling and posing the threat ”
 “”to work together and with other international partners … toward greater international travel security”
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Effective security needs a system that is built on global harmonization, effective information exchange, industry/government cooperation, risk assessment and efficient technology
Doc 9303 – solid and established – 30 th anniversary
(TAG-MRTD/NTWG)
Sets global MRTD standards and specifications (MR passports, visas and ID cards)
Global interoperability
Solid Global Strategy and Partnership for Implementation and Capacity Building (TAG-MRTD/ICBWG)
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 Standardized "Holder Details Page" layout
Photo
Machine
Readable
Summary
Human &
Machine
Readable
Country Code
Doc Number
Name
Nationality
Date of Birth
Sex
Date of Issue
Date of Expiry
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The ICAO PKD established to support the global interoperability of ePassport validation
Act as a central broker to manage the exchange of certificates and certificate revocation lists
This central role is critical to minimise the volume of certificates being exchanged, to ensure timely uploads and to manage adherence to technical standards to ensure interoperability is achieved and maintained
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 Facilitates the inspection process – incl. the recording of arrival and departure details
 Strengthens border and national security
 Prevents identity fraud
 Automates criminal intelligence solutions (e.g. watchlists for lost or stolen documents, persons of interest etc. )
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Narrows further opportunities for identity fraud
Enables immediate deployment of face biometric based checks against watchlists
Supports deployment of pre-enrolled automated
Border Clearance Machines (Kiosks), where appropriate
Addresses
ENFORCEMENT needs
Better means of confirming a persons true identity
(via biometrics) improves ability to successfully undertake and conclude a criminal proceeding, inquiry and adjudication
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Originally – emphasis on producing and issuing secure MRTDs
TAG/MRTD 19 confirmed expanding MRTD agenda INCLUDING -
Pre-issuing identity management: civil registries and breeder docs
Use of MRTDs in border controls, incl. combating document fraud
Assisting in establishing intelligence-led border security applications based on data sharing and inter-agency cooperation
Electronic Immigration Clearances for Travel, entry and/or Stay
(i.e. eBorders in the UK Take action against people before they go to the airport in the UK - over 5,000 arrests)
Strengthening the MRTD programme’s technical assistance, implementation and capacity building
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Global comprehensive-led that would integrate current
AVSEC screening policies and practices with national and border security based on effective data sharing and inter-agency cooperation
Passenger data collection: Make passenger data collection and sharing more efficient
 break down internal silos to create a single data collection
 sharing program that could serve as a model for implementation by other governments
ICAO to lead on these issues
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Mauricio Siciliano
MRTD Officer msiciliano@icao.int
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