E-PASSPORT
A SUCCESSFUL STORY- WHICH IS THE
NEXT INDOOR CHALLENGE FOR
ALBANIA
Albania – Why we are?
« Albania is a
Parliamentary Republic
« The population of
Albania is
4 263 734
« The Government of the
Republic of Albania has
15 members
Tirana is the Capital of Albania
Albania is organized in:
 15 Regions
 36 Districts
 373 Local Government Units
(308 Communes & 65 Municipalities )
Albania a Wonderful Country
Albania a Wonderful Country
The History of Identity Documents Project
For:
‡ Preparation of the terms of references
‡ The evaluation of the offers during tender procedure
International consultations through:
 The best practices in biometric documents field
 The best expertise and assistance from Interpol and wellknown Institutions on:
 Security of Identity Documents and Biometrics
 Integration of the systems and especially in
AFIS Solution
Steps Taken By the Albanian Government
 Legislation Framework preparation
 International Tender Procedure Opening
On 28.02.2008 the tender was proclaimed opened in the
presence of audience
 The evaluation was done according to “Best Value for Money”
 On 9-th of May
2008 SAGEM SÉCURITÉ & AAEF, nowadays
named MORPHO & AAEF was proclaimed the winner, among 7
International distinguished companies in the field
 On 21.07.2008 was signed the concessionary contract
between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Albania and
the Grouping of SAGEM SÉCURITÉ and the Albanian- American
Fund of Enterprises
Overall ID Project Objectives and Benefits
General Objectives
 Implement a state of the art ID Document and Electronic Passport
System including:
 Central Personalization Centre Facilities (Infrastructure, IT
Equipment, System, PKI)
 Enrolment Facilities infrastructure
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 Issue e-ID Card to all Albanian Citizen above
years old
 Issue new E-Passport compliant with ICAO standards and U.E
Regulations
General Benefits
 The solution facilitates the current initiatives taken by the
Government of Albania to develop the country and in particular:
 Provide easy access to social-economic services rendered by the
Ministry of Interior, Labor, etc
 Improve the security and control in Albania by eliminating identity
forgery and related crime
ID Project – An integrated Solution
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The Modernization of Civil Status Service Project started on th of Sept
2007
by the approval by the Council of Ministers.
The project was assisted by International Partners/Donors:
 OSCE presence in Albania, Technical Assistance funded by EU
 Statistics Norway
 Federal Ministry of Interior of Austria
The investments
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2008, for the
 At least million Euro from the State Budget were spend in
reconstruction of the Civil Status Offices all over the country.
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In addition, million Euro were invested in
and reconstruction of the remaining CSOs.
2009 for NCR Backup System
 The Ministry of Interior built an online communication network of
355
Civil Status Offices with the National Civil Registry system (located in the
premises of Ministry of Interior)
National Civil Register - Online System
 The creation of the fully online, functional and operational
System of the National Civil Status Register.
The Albanian system of the Civil Registry is created on the bases of
the Best European practices adopted according to our specifications
and requirements.
 The system takes into account and guaranties functionalities which
are in accordance with the European and Albanian legislation in
Civil Status Service
 NCR is the only official source of the Albanian Citizens Civil Status
Data
 The Identity Documents System is a very good example how the
National Register can serve other systems as a unique and trusted
source of the citizens identity data.
NCR system interface
ID Card Interface – An Integrated Solution
Information within the red circles
on request are automatically
uploaded online from NCR system data
Identity Documents Project Schedule
Identity Documents Project Schedule
Albanian e-ID Features
e- Passport Features
• Material
 Data page in Polycarbonate
 50 pages (cover excluded)
 ICAO and ISO compliant
• Security features of level of 1,
2&3
• Chip based
 Contact-less Chip
72 kb
Micro
Text
E-Passport – A high End Product
• Personalized by laser engraving:
 Impossible to alter the
personalization without physical
destruction of the polycarbonate
data page
 Require specific (and expensive)
equipment
• Encompasses a comprehensive set of
security features (Level of 1,
•
2 & 3)
Implements the following security
schemes
 Passive authentication
 Basic Access Control (BAC)
 Extended Access Control (EAC)
Blank Document - End to end Security chain
 Blank document Manufacturing
 ID Card manufactured in Sagem Orga,
a high level standard plant for E-Cards
 Passport manufactured in Sagem
Identification, a state of the art
manufacturing plant …
 Same as for many European
Countries as Netherlands, Ireland,
Slovakia, Finland, …
 Passport Shipment
 Transport from Amsterdam up to
Tirana (special direct flight),
 Upon arrival at Tirana Airport, the
blank documents are delivered to
the Central Site under Police escort, …
Identity Documents Project Deployment
Identity Documents Project - Remote Sites Deployment
Description
CSO No
Workstations Massive Nominal
No
phase
phase
Tirana
13
43
√
√
Regional Capitals
34
73
√
√
Cities Above 10 K
101
138
√
√
Communas Above 7 K
56
61
√
√
Communas Above 5 K
60
58
√
Villages above 3.5 K
58
58
√
Villages above 2.5 K
20
20
√
Remaining Villages
15
15
√
357
466
Police Stations
31
31
√
Detention Centres
17
3
√
1
1
√
49
35
Total Enrolment Centres
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Total Other Sites
√
√
Business Plan of Enrollment Process
Prepares the application form
:
- Check in the NCR the data for the citizen
- Insert other information as :
- Address , Length , The color of the eyes
.
- Print the filled application form
THE CITIZEN
The voucher
The application operator
Completes the application form
and prepares the voucher
Gives the filled form to the
Citizen to
CHECK AND SIGN
Takes the signature image
OK
Takes the 10 fingerprints
ATTACH THE VOUCHER OF
THE PAYEMENT TO
APPLICATION FORM
Takes the digital photo
THE CONTROL OF THE
APPLICATION FORM .
ASK ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO
THE CITIZEN
,
IF IT IS NECCESSARY
The employee of CERTIFICATION
OK
Attach the other documents .
Certifies,Signs and seals the Application Form
Application Operator
Central Personalization Site
 The Project included the renovation of an old military
building
to the standards required for a ID Document
Personalization Centre:
 Complete re-design of the premises
 Renovation of all service facilities ( electrical power supply,
network, water, isolation, water-proofing, Fire-fighting,..).
 Implementation of comprehensive Security System
(Perimeter Wall, CCTV, Access Control,..)
 Building in a state of art production centre which has been
designed
specifically for the ID document production.
 During the Concession Period the Central Personalization Site
was certified ISO 27000.
Personalization Site - Production
The Personalization process is fully optimized and secured:
 Production area physically segregated from other areas
 Interconnection within Production Rooms using Pass-Through
 Secured Access Control and CCTV
 Hydro/Thermo regulation
New Services in 2010
 Production capacity Increase for biometric
from
3000
to
6000 passports/day
 The Opening of the Application Offices for Identity
Documents nearby our Consular Offices in:

Athens

Thessaloniki

Rome

Milan
 The Issuing of Identity Documents(ID Card and Travelling
Document) for Refugees an Asylum Seekers in Albania
 Fast Track Service in 15 Main Regions of Albania
First ID Document Enrolment and Production
January- February 2009
Over passing the Project Estimations/Goals
 On 5-Year Contract should be delivered:

3.2 million ID Cards

1.6 Million
passports
 Only on the first year of Contract, were delivered

More than 1.5 million ID Cards
 This was realized due to :
 Instant presence and distribution on the whole territory,
represented by a network of 700 hundred offices
 Uniform function of each enrollment/distribution office,
no matter of the place
 Working with long hours and with high intensity
Which is the next step for Albania
Where are we now?
Usage of e-ID: Key Drivers & Benefits
for our Future
Building a shared Identity Service Platform
Shared Identity Service Platform – Services
Benefits
Integration to Border Control Systems
Services benefit
Thank you for your attention !
Msc. Miranda HARIZAJ
Director of Identity Documents and Training
Ministry of Interior of Albania
E-mail: miranda.harizaj@moi.gov.al
miranda.harizaj@gmail.com