TITLE:
Triggering the Smart Card Readers Supply Chain
AUTHORS:
Ali M. Al-Khouri
KEYWORDS:
Identity Management; Electronic Identity; eID; Smart Cards; Card Readers
JOURNAL NAME:
Technology and Investment,
Vol.4 No.2,
May
24,
2013
ABSTRACT: In the last 12 years or so, many
governments have launched modern identity management systems. These systems typically integrate a set of advanced
and complex technologies to provide identification and authentication
capabilities. The major output of such systems is smart identity cards that
bind the cardholders’ identities to their biographical data and one
or more biometric characteristics. The field of government practice has been
focusing on the enrolment capabilities and infrastructure rollout, with little
focus on smart card applications in the public domain. This article attempts to
address this area in the body of knowledge from a
government view point. It explores card reader adoption opportunities in both
the public and private sectors, and attempts to outline the United Arab
Emirates’ (UAE’s) government’s plans to disseminate card
readers and promote their adoption in government and various industrial groups
in the country.