Gemalto will update the current national registration system and supply smart ID cards to improve the quality of public services and homeland security infrastructure.
Oman’s national ID card program is the first smart card-based e-government system to be deployed in the Middle East.
The core objective of the program is to modernize the Sultanate’s identification system and processes, making them more efficient and secure for both government authorities and citizens.
In addition, the Sultanate of Oman is aiming to develop new technical skills within the Royal Oman Police force, the local authority managing the ID program.
The first phase of the ID program which began in January 2004, has provided more than 1.2 million Omani citizens with secure and convenient identification means that stores personal credentials such as name, address, digital photograph and fingerprints.
In addition to digital identification, electronic gates have been implemented for border control. In the near future, the national ID card will integrate an electronic purse as well as e-government applications.
