Thailand to roll out 15 million new e-passports
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Thailand awarded a contract to a major consortium; it will supply 15 million e-passports during a seven-year project.
This represents one of the largest passport deployments for the group worldwide, the move is designed to align with national plans to create a “technically-advanced” country through the Thailand 4.0 initiative.
Having supported the ambitions of Thai customers over the last three decades in multiple industries, the group is strongly committed to developing local industrial capabilities in close collaboration with its partners.
Terms of the agreement will see the creation of a 64-page biometric travel document, including an e-cover with a “thin, flexible” data page made of polycarbonate as well as a window containing a second image of the citizen and a “true colour” UV photo.
Alita Sharon
