Transcript ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference and Exhibitions Montreal, 26 September 2010 MRTD Programme: Consolidating Comprehensive Security and Enhancing Facilitation Mauricio Siciliano ICAO MRTD Programme.

ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference and Exhibitions
Montreal, 26 September 2010
MRTD Programme:
Consolidating Comprehensive Security and
Enhancing Facilitation
Mauricio Siciliano
ICAO MRTD Programme
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Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
The lessons of the Detroit bombing plot
Highlighted the limitations of narrowly-defined AVSEC
screening
Mobilised political will to explore a broader security
perspective, including:
 closer avsec integration with border security
 Intelligence-led solutions and profiling
 Data sharing and enhanced inter-agency
cooperation
 Intensified capacity-building effort in weak/fragile
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countries that export insecurity
Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
“For terrorists, travel documents are as important as
weapons” – 9/11 Commission Report
Robust identity management and travel document
security is the foundation and pre-condition for all
intelligence-led solutions to combat terrorism and transborder crime!
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Search for a More Comprehensive
Security Approach
Post-Detroit high-level political commitments calling for a
more comprehensive security approach
The EU-US Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (Toledo
Declaration). Objectives include:
 “to identify individuals who pose a risk to our security as early as
possible by bolstering the security of and our confidence in travel
documents, the use of biometrics, and passenger screening, so can
prevent such individuals from travelling and posing the threat ”
 “”to work together and with other international partners … toward
greater international travel security”
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ICAO MRTD Programme
Effective security needs a system that is built on global
harmonization, effective information exchange,
industry/government cooperation, risk assessment and
efficient technology
Doc 9303 – solid and established – 30th anniversary
(TAG-MRTD/NTWG)
Sets global MRTD standards and specifications (MR
passports, visas and ID cards)
Global interoperability
Solid Global Strategy and Partnership for Implementation
and Capacity Building (TAG-MRTD/ICBWG)
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MRTD Benefits Realized
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Example: MR Passport offering:
Standardized "Holder Details Page" layout
Country Code
Doc Number
Photo
Machine
Readable
Summary
Human &
Name
Machine
Nationality
Readable
Date of Birth
Sex
Date of Issue
Date of Expiry
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Benefits Greatly Enhanced with
eMRTD
Next Generation MRTD
Enhanced Facilitation and Security
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ICAO PKD
The ICAO PKD established to support the
global interoperability of ePassport validation
Act as a central broker to manage the
exchange of certificates and certificate
revocation lists
This central role is critical to minimise the
volume of certificates being exchanged, to
ensure timely uploads and to manage
adherence to technical standards to ensure
interoperability is achieved and maintained
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MRTD Benefits Realized
Enhances BOTH
Facilitation and Security:
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 Facilitates the inspection process –
incl. the recording of arrival and
departure details
 Strengthens border and national
security
 Prevents identity fraud
 Automates criminal intelligence
solutions (e.g. watchlists for lost or
stolen documents, persons of
interest etc. )
Enhanced Security + Improved Facilitation
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Benefits Contributed: eMRTD
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Narrows further opportunities for identity fraud
Enables immediate deployment of face biometric
based checks against watchlists
Supports deployment of pre-enrolled automated
Border Clearance Machines (Kiosks), where
appropriate
Addresses ENFORCEMENT needs
Better means of confirming a persons true identity
(via biometrics) improves ability to successfully
undertake and conclude a criminal proceeding,
inquiry and adjudication
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MRTD Expanding its Scope
Originally – emphasis on producing and issuing secure MRTDs
TAG/MRTD 19 confirmed expanding MRTD agenda INCLUDING Pre-issuing identity management: civil registries and breeder docs
Use of MRTDs in border controls, incl. combating document fraud
Assisting in establishing intelligence-led border security
applications based on data sharing and inter-agency cooperation
Electronic Immigration Clearances for Travel, entry and/or Stay
(i.e. eBorders in the UK - Take action against people before they
go to the airport in the UK - over 5,000 arrests)
Strengthening the MRTD programme’s technical assistance,
implementation and capacity building
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Message to international community
Global comprehensive-led that would integrate current
AVSEC screening policies and practices with national
and border security based on effective data sharing and
inter-agency cooperation
Passenger data collection: Make passenger data
collection and sharing more efficient
 break down internal silos to create a single data collection
 sharing program that could serve as a model for
implementation by other governments
ICAO to lead on these issues
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Thank you very much!
Mauricio Siciliano
MRTD Officer
[email protected]
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