NEWS
Gemalto Coesys device
revamps DRC voter list
Gemalto has won an international
tender to supply CENI, the National
Independent Electoral Commission
of the Democratic Republic of
Congo, with 22,000 mobile biometric
voter enrollment kits to support a
comprehensive update of the country’s
national voter register. Gemalto’s fully
portable Coesys Mobile Enrollment
stations will enable 18,000 enrollment
centers to rapidly acquire digital
photographs, fingerprint and signature
records of citizens, and instantly issue
personalised voter cards for upcoming
general elections.
Gemalto will also train the trainers
for CENI and provide comprehensive
maintenance and support for this voter
registration project, which represents
one of the largest ever.
Gemalto’s Coesys Mobile Enrollment
stations feature a ruggedised, suitcase
style design and can be deployed
virtually anywhere across the country.
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CENI will use the Coesys Mobile
Enrollment stations to ensure efficient
and quality acquisition of voter’s
personal details and biometric data
that will be used to add new eligible
voters, as well as clean and update
existing records in the national voter
register ahead of the elections.
In particular, the use of irrefutable
biometric data will help identify
and eliminate duplicates. CENI
is responsible for managing and
operating the entire enrollment
process, and consolidating the voter
registry.
“We needed a reliable partner to
facilitate our ambitious programme,
which we expect will enroll up to 45
million voters,” said Corneille Nangaa,
President of CENI. “With a wealth of
experience in enrollment and voter
registry applications in Africa and
beyond, Gemalto offered an excellent
technical fit, and the ability to react
quickly to our requirements.”
“Our secure mobile enrollment solution
will enable CENI to establish a reliable
and respected voter registry, based
on undisputable biometric data, and
provide all the flexibility required
to set up voter registration bureau
all across the country” said Frederic
Trojani, Executive Vice President for
Government Programmes at Gemalto.
“Above all else, it provides the
Democratic Republic of Congo with a
trusted foundation towards free, fair
and transparent elections.”
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