ZETES INDUSTRIES : Zetes delivers AFIS system and voting cards for Sierra Leone’s democratic elections in just 6 weeks
07/05/2012| 10:01am US/Eastern
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Brussels (Belgium)/Freetown (Sierra Leone), 5 July 2012 - In
mid-May 2012, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
awarded a contract to identification specialists Zetes in
advance of the National Elections due to be held in late
2012. Under the terms of the agreed contract, Zetes will be
responsible for the storage of personal data relating to
Sierra Leone citizens who are entitled to vote; operation of
biometric control systems associated with voting; and
producing lists of citizens eligible to vote and their
personalised voting cards.. The electoral process adopted by
the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Sierra Leone
benefits from support provided by the UNDP.
This project, which contributes to Zetes' People ID division
achieving its core business objectives, covers the
centralised consolidation of individual data, back-up
systems, and the verification of the biometric data through
the AFIS control system (Automated Fingerprint Identification
System). The end process is concluded with a separate system
of facial recognition where fingerprint data is are
unavailable.
Together with officers from the UNDP, the United Nations
Integrated Peacebuilding Office of Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL),
representatives from each of the eight political parties in
Sierra Leone and a delegation from the NEC, visited Zetes'
headquarters in Brussels from 22nd to 25th May to attend an
in-depth demonstration of the proposed process and
technologies used. Meanwhile, the delegation has supervised
the biometric control operations on the voters' database and
approved the deduplication of data.
Zetes Group CEO Alain Wirtz comments, "This project
presented a challenge, particularly because of the very
rigorous timing schedule and limited timeframe set out by
UNDP. Thanks to the joint efforts and commitment of the teams
on both sides however, we will be able to bring the project
to a favourable conclusion. This contract win has provided an
additional boost for Zetes as we continue our efforts and
investment in developing solutions to address this demand. We
believe our solutions are crucial because they provide
Governments with a guarantee of single registration for each
voter.
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