The new ‘Citizen Card’ will replace several ID documents and will become the official ID document for all Portuguese citizens. The card will include functions for simple, fast and secure interaction with government administrations, civil identification, tax payment, social security, health, and, in the future, elections.
A first pilot phase has started in the Azores region. After the initial rollout more than two million cards will be distributed yearly. Precise Biometrics will supply 14 million licenses over a seven-year contract period.
The project also includes delivery of the Precise 250 MC fingerprint readers.
This is our first national ID card project in Europe, and, after our successes in Asia and the Middle East, we are very pleased about this breakthrough on the European market. Additional applications are planned for the Portuguese national ID cards in the future, so this project has the potential to become even bigger, commented Thomas Marschall, president and CEO of Precise Biometrics.
