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MRTD Programme:MRTD Programme:Consolidating Comprehensive Security and Consolidating Comprehensive Security and

Enhancing FacilitationEnhancing Facilitation

Mauricio SicilianoMauricio SicilianoICAO MRTD ProgrammeICAO MRTD Programme

ICAO/McGill Worldwide Conference and Exhibitions

Montreal, 26 September 2010

Search for a More Comprehensive Security Approach

The lessons of the Detroit bombing plotThe lessons of the Detroit bombing plot

Highlighted the limitations of narrowly-defined AVSEC Highlighted the limitations of narrowly-defined AVSEC screeningscreening

Mobilised political will to explore a broader security Mobilised political will to explore a broader security perspective, including:perspective, including: closer avsec integration with border securitycloser avsec integration with border security Intelligence-led solutions and profilingIntelligence-led solutions and profiling Data sharing and enhanced inter-agency cooperationData sharing and enhanced inter-agency cooperation Intensified capacity-building effort in weak/fragile countries Intensified capacity-building effort in weak/fragile countries

that export insecurity that export insecurity

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Search for a More Comprehensive Security Approach

““For terrorists, travel documents are as important as For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons” – 9/11 Commission Report weapons” – 9/11 Commission Report

Robust identity management and travel document Robust identity management and travel document security is the foundation and pre-condition for all security is the foundation and pre-condition for all intelligence-led solutions to combat terrorism and trans-intelligence-led solutions to combat terrorism and trans-border crime!border crime!

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Search for a More Comprehensive Security Approach

Post-Detroit high-level political commitments calling for a Post-Detroit high-level political commitments calling for a more comprehensive security approach more comprehensive security approach The EU-US Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (Toledo The EU-US Joint Declaration on Aviation Security (Toledo Declaration). Objectives include:Declaration). Objectives include: ““to identify individuals who pose a risk to our security as early as to identify individuals who pose a risk to our security as early as

possible by bolstering the security of and our confidence in travel possible by bolstering the security of and our confidence in travel documents, the use of biometrics, and passenger screening, so can documents, the use of biometrics, and passenger screening, so can prevent such individuals from travelling and posing the threat ”prevent such individuals from travelling and posing the threat ”

“”“”to work together and with other international partners … toward to work together and with other international partners … toward greater international travel security”greater international travel security”

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Effective security needs a system that is built on global Effective security needs a system that is built on global harmonization, effective information exchange, harmonization, effective information exchange, industry/government cooperation, risk assessment and industry/government cooperation, risk assessment and efficient technologyefficient technology

Doc 9303 – solid and established – 30Doc 9303 – solid and established – 30 thth anniversary (TAG- anniversary (TAG-MRTD/NTWG)MRTD/NTWG)

Sets global MRTD standards and specifications (MR Sets global MRTD standards and specifications (MR passports, visas and ID cards)passports, visas and ID cards)

Global interoperabilityGlobal interoperability

Solid Global Strategy and Partnership for Implementation and Solid Global Strategy and Partnership for Implementation and Capacity Building (TAG-MRTD/ICBWG)Capacity Building (TAG-MRTD/ICBWG)

ICAO MRTD Programme

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Human &Human &MachineMachineReadableReadable

Example: MR Passport offering:Example: MR Passport offering:Standardized "Holder Details Page" layoutStandardized "Holder Details Page" layout

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Machine Readable Summary

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Benefits Greatly Enhanced with eMRTD

Next Generation MRTDNext Generation MRTDEnhanced Facilitation and SecurityEnhanced Facilitation and Security

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The ICAO PKD established to support the The ICAO PKD established to support the global interoperabilityglobal interoperability of ePassport validation of ePassport validation Act as a central broker to manage the Act as a central broker to manage the exchange of certificates and certificate exchange of certificates and certificate revocation lists  revocation lists  This This central rolecentral role is critical to is critical to minimiseminimise the the volume of certificates being exchanged, to volume of certificates being exchanged, to ensure ensure timelytimely uploads and to manage uploads and to manage adherence to technical standards to ensure adherence to technical standards to ensure interoperabilityinteroperability is achieved and maintained is achieved and maintained

ICAO PKD

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Enhances BOTH Enhances BOTH Facilitation and Security:Facilitation and Security: Facilitates the inspection process – Facilitates the inspection process –

incl. the recording of arrival and incl. the recording of arrival and departure details departure details

Strengthens border and national Strengthens border and national securitysecurity

Prevents identity fraudPrevents identity fraud Automates criminal intelligence Automates criminal intelligence

solutions (e.g. watchlists for lost or solutions (e.g. watchlists for lost or stolen documents, persons of stolen documents, persons of interest etc. )interest etc. )

Enhanced Security + Improved FacilitationEnhanced Security + Improved Facilitation

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Narrows further opportunities for identity fraudNarrows further opportunities for identity fraud

Enables immediate deployment of face biometric based Enables immediate deployment of face biometric based checks against watchlistschecks against watchlists

Supports deployment of pre-enrolled automated Border Supports deployment of pre-enrolled automated Border Clearance Machines (Kiosks), where appropriateClearance Machines (Kiosks), where appropriate

Addresses Addresses ENFORCEMENTENFORCEMENT needs needs

Better means of confirming a persons true identity (via Better means of confirming a persons true identity (via biometrics) improves ability to successfully undertake and biometrics) improves ability to successfully undertake and conclude a criminal proceeding, inquiry and adjudicationconclude a criminal proceeding, inquiry and adjudication

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Benefits Contributed: eMRTD

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Originally – emphasis on producing and issuing secure MRTDsOriginally – emphasis on producing and issuing secure MRTDs

TAG/MRTD 19 confirmed expanding MRTD agenda INCLUDING -TAG/MRTD 19 confirmed expanding MRTD agenda INCLUDING -

Pre-issuing identity management: civil registries and breeder docs Pre-issuing identity management: civil registries and breeder docs

Use of MRTDs in border controls, incl. combating document fraudUse of MRTDs in border controls, incl. combating document fraud

Assisting in establishing intelligence-led border security Assisting in establishing intelligence-led border security applications based on data sharing and inter-agency cooperationapplications based on data sharing and inter-agency cooperation

Electronic Immigration Clearances for Travel, entry and/or Stay Electronic Immigration Clearances for Travel, entry and/or Stay (i.e. (i.e. eBorders in the UK -eBorders in the UK - Take action against people before they Take action against people before they go to the airport in the UK - over 5,000 arrests)go to the airport in the UK - over 5,000 arrests)

Strengthening the MRTD programme’s technical assistance, Strengthening the MRTD programme’s technical assistance, implementation and capacity buildingimplementation and capacity building

MRTD Expanding its Scope

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Global comprehensive-led that would integrate current Global comprehensive-led that would integrate current AVSEC screening policies and practices with national AVSEC screening policies and practices with national and border security based on effective data sharing and and border security based on effective data sharing and inter-agency cooperationinter-agency cooperation

Passenger data collection: Make passenger data Passenger data collection: Make passenger data collection and sharing more efficientcollection and sharing more efficient break down internal silos to create a single data collectionbreak down internal silos to create a single data collection sharing program that could serve as a model for sharing program that could serve as a model for

implementation by other governmentsimplementation by other governments

ICAO to lead on these issues ICAO to lead on these issues

Message to international community

Thank you very much!

Mauricio Siciliano Mauricio Siciliano MRTD OfficerMRTD Officer

msiciliano@icao.int msiciliano@icao.int

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