RFI - Dept of Internal Affairs (NZ) - International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) New Technologies Working Group

On behalf of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the EU Commission, the Department of Internal Affairs invites submissions regarding new or emerging technologies that may be used in machine-readable passports, visas and card-based travel document, and card-based travel documents and their associated issuance systems.

The technologies sought are to assist in the following areas:

• assessment of applicant eligibility
• document security and production
• linking documents to holders/bearers
• providing reliable authentication of genuine documents
• facilitating secure and reliable transit of travellers through airports, seaports and other international border control points.

RFI categories are as follows:

• Travel Document Security Concepts (including identity and residence permits, stick-in vignettes and stand alone cards).
• Machine Assisted Security Features
• Photograph Security Concepts and Image Enhancement Technologies`
• E-Commerce and PKI
• Emerging Encryption Techniques
• Data Storage Media
• Data Chip Partitioning and Security
• Antennae
• Self-Service Facilitation
• Identity Management

Closing Date: 31/03/11

Link to Tender Notification