Latin America. HID Global will be present at the thirteenth Symposium and Exhibition of the Traveller Identification Program (TRIP 2017), held by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The event will take place October 24-26 in Montreal, Canada.
The technology company hopes that this will be the ideal opportunity to unveil its new comprehensive portfolio of government solutions, which was born from the acquisition of Arjo Systems by HID Global. Arjo Systems is a provider of physical and digital identity solutions for secure government identification applications.
In that sense, the company will bet on highlighting the highly secure features of its solutions for card programs, such as Mirage, a new customizable window function that protects the integrity and information of the document structure.
During TRIP 2017, HID Global will also open an important space to showcase one of its most successful mobile ID solutions: GoID™ along with its Multitech Optical Security Media (OSM) card. Both technologies are being used in major government programs in the world.
According to Jorge Castrillo, vice president of government identification solutions for Latin America and the Caribbean at HID Global, "as a provider, we must find a balance between working within the limits of existing infrastructures and helping governments build and improve their processes to incorporate new highly secure and innovative solutions."
Likewise, the event will become the ideal setting to give rise to conversations and exchange of knowledge on topics that are trending in the global context. Vincent Gourmelen, product manager of ID Card Solutions for Arjo Systems, will make a presentation on Wednesday, October 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., called "Windows in PC Documents: Futile or Not?
Another of the fundamental topics that are in the main discussion tables of the industry is the need and the benefits that it has for the government sector to integrate physical identification solutions with mobile technology.
"There is a shift around the world towards the need for a standardized mobile credential that can be used by more than 100 ICAO member countries. Doing so would allow a customs or border agent to easily verify and authenticate a traveler's identity if they were using a mobile ID instead of a physical one, such as a driver's license, national ID, or passport. We have been meeting with ICAO and other standards bodies to drive these conversations forward and help define these new standards as the world continues to move."
