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USER CASE STUDY
NEW ITALIAN
NATIONAL ID CARD
"CARTA D'IDENTITA
ELETTRONICA" (CIE)
In 1997, the Bassanini Law mandated that all
Italian citizens be issued a new ID card. This mandate is a component
of the Public Administration Reform Act for replacing outdated
laminated paper documents. The new ID card functions as a positive
ID, e-government purse, and travel pass.
The new law was enacted as a result of the Italian
Government's need for positively identifying its citizens, protecting
them from identity theft, and enhancing government service levels,
while ensuring future expansion capability in a secure, tamperproof
environment.
LaserCard Systems Corporation contracted with
Laser Memory Card, srl of Italy to meet the challenge by building
on the combined strength and security of both optical memory and
IC chip card technologies. The IC chip, well known in Europe for
the certification of on-line transactions, controls access to
e-government services. Optical memory is the most widely used
advanced card technology for government ID programs, and ensures
the strongest counterfeit resistance, data integrity and authentication—both
visual and automatic.
The LaserCard® was selected for this ID
Card application, based primarily on the following advantages:
1. High Data Capacity: The 1.1 megabyte
optical stripe holds all required cardholder information and can
be updated as needed. Information stored on the IC chip is backed
up securely on the optical media.
2. Cost effective: The LaserCard provides
true multi-application capability, future flexibility and growth,
tamperproof data storage, durability, and long life.
3. Secure Issuance Process: The demanding
production, initialization, personalization and issuance of a
multi-application, multi-technology card requires the highest
levels of security and control. This is especially critical with
a distributed card issuance system involving up to 8,000 local
communities.
4. Durability: Due to the success
of the US Green Card and Border Crossing Card programs and because
of its 5-year lifetime requirement, the Italian government selected
the LaserCard for its new CIE Card.
5. Compatibility/Interoperability: The
LaserCard complies with a full suite of international technology
and application standards, including those defined by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
6. Security & Coexistence: The
card contains a polycarbonate substrate with an optical memory
stripe that coexists with an IC chip. Security features include
security printing, both overt and covert: eg micro images, digital
authentication data, and unique digital serial numbering.
7. e-Government Services: The combined
technology card allows, at selected service provision points,
access to health clinics, social services, and border entry.
8. Flexibility: Optical memory provides
certain card authentication, positive ID, and a future growth
path.
The usage of the new Italian National ID Card
will simplify citizen's everyday business transactions through
new levels of service and security in their interaction with all
levels of business, and government, including national, regional
and municipal.
Facts at a Glance:
— Initial Phase, involving some 170,000
cards was completed in 2002 and helped to test the data capture,
enrolment, issuance and security procedures and protocols.
— Phase II, started in the fourth quarter
of 2003, anticipates 1.7 million CIE's issued by the end of 2004
throughout 55 communities.
— During the next five years, all 55
million Italian adults will receive a new CIE.
— The Italian government also mandates
a new Resident Card (the Permesso di Soggiorno Elettronico) for
foreign residents. The card will follow the CIE model and will
be issued to 600,000 foreign residents during 2004.
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