Zetes supplies 4250 biometric kits to Uganda

By Phumeza Tontsi for Zetes
Johannesburg, 29 May 2014

Zetes announces that it has won a contract to supply Uganda with 4 250 biometric kits for citizen identification. The project is being delivered in conjunction with MFI, Zetes' main local contractor and partner. The biometric kits will be used for voter registration in the run up to the presidential elections, which are due to take place in 2016.

For this project, Zetes is delivering its new generation of biometric kits, which allow a very high level of user autonomy. The PC battery is capable of supporting long hours of operation for the PC itself, plus peripherals (e.g. camera, fingerprint scanner, digital signature pad and flatbed scanner). The compact and reinforced housing is perfectly adapted for transportation over long distances and under difficult conditions. User ergonomics of the biometric kits have also been improved.

In addition to registration of voters, biometric enrolment will allow the Ugandan authorities to step up efforts to better protect the identity of citizens.

The first kits have already been delivered and the enrolment process was scheduled to launch on 15 April 2014.

Zetes' previous generation of biometric kits have been deployed successfully in electoral or identification projects for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Cape Verde, Burundi, Gabon and Chad.

Uganda is the first English-speaking country in the central African region to entrust Zetes with a People ID project. The "Build and Transfer" contract will contribute to the financial results of the Zetes Group for 2014.

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Zetes

Zetes is an international Group highly specialised in identification and mobility solutions. Connecting what matters is at the heart of our business: physical movements and digital flows, our customers and their critical data, but also consumers and corporations, citizens and governments. By using the most innovative technologies, we allow our customers to improve speed, quality and accuracy in order to be on the leading edge of their industry. This has made us a pioneering leader on our market.

The Zetes Group has its headquarters in Brussels and employs more than 1 000 people across 16 countries in EMEA. Zetes aspires to achieve sustainable profits and growth; its consolidated revenues for 2013 amounted to EUR211,5 million. More info: www.zetes.com

Zetes South Africa

Zetes South Africa is part of the leading pan-European company that provides value added solutions and services based on the automatic Identification of Goods and People (Goods ID and People ID).

Zetes uses both emerging and mature technologies (barcode, voice recognition, RFID, smartcards, biometrics), and develops focussed solutions to optimise the business performance of many customers through the supply chain across many market segments: manufacturing, transportation, logistics, retail, healthcare, finance, telecommunication, government and public services.

Zetes' head office in South Africa is situated in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, with regional offices in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. www.zetes.co.za

Zetes People ID

Zetes' People ID division provides public authorities with secure solutions to correctly identify their population and comply with the highest international requirement for document issuing and the organisation of democratic elections. The company has over 10 years' experience implementing sensitive projects for governments and supra-national organisations. Reliability is what characterises its solutions, which are combined with its flexibility and ability to execute. This approach allows us to give the best guarantees for citizens to prove who they are and exercise their democratic rights.

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