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Author: The Electronic Identity Card for Belgian Citizens Jan 16,03 |
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Date Posted: 19:46:43 01/17/03 Fri http://www.slb.com/press/newsroom/index.cfm?prid=14281 The Electronic Identity Card for Belgian Citizens SchlumbergerSema provides the operating system and secure modules for national electronic identity cards, the first cards in Europe distributed to an entire population BRUSSELS, January 16, 2003 - SchlumbergerSema, a business unit of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE : SLB), today announced its participation in the Belgian Personal Identity Card (BelPIC) - the first large-scale deployment of electronic identity cards in Europe - through its product range and expertise in secure systems and solutions dedicated to government projects. This smart card, the size of a credit card, will give Belgian citizens simpler, faster and more secure access to administrative procedures from the first half of 2003. • Printer-friendly version • E-mail to colleagues "As the first country in the European Union to supply its entire population with a "citizen card", to be the sole identity card, Belgium is leading the way in the adoption of new technologies within the public sector", emphasized Olivier Piou, president, SchlumbergerSema Products. "The smart card constitutes the ideal security platform for offering easy access to e-government services. It not only gives people reassurance concerning their privacy but also provides a practical, scalable and flexible approach to securing networked IT systems. To further combat fraud, a number of technological advances in the physical characteristics of both the card and chip software have made counterfeiting even more difficult." Approximately 11 million cards will be produced and distributed to Belgian citizens over the next five years, with an initial phase covering 11 municipalities spread throughout the country, due to begin in the 2nd quarter of 2003. This new card can be used with a card reader connected to a PC - for example in people's homes - in public kiosks installed in towns, in local authority buildings and in other institutions. Citizens will be able to access numerous e-government services, such as: - Access to electronic voting (e-voting), and in particular local consultation by e-referendum - Tax returns - Changes of address - Obtaining civil records - Declaration of household employees - Declaration and management of birth certificates With its ICitizen Crystal operating system and its microprocessor, certified EAL5+, SchlumbergerSema offers identity card holders the advantage of a high security system for protection of their personal information. Every cardholder will have a pin code, which he or she will keep secret, and the card will generate a legally valid electronic signature for declarations and administrative procedures. For this project, the first of its kind in Europe, SchlumbergerSema was selected by ZETES, a Belgian group specializing in integrated solutions for the automatic identification of property and personal authentication. ZETES was chosen by the Belgian government to handle the coordination and physical integration of cards, as well as their customization and distribution to the municipalities concerned. About SchlumbergerSema SchlumbergerSema is one of two business segments of Schlumberger Limited, a global technology services company. With more than 30,000 employees serving customers in 65 countries, SchlumbergerSema aggregates IT consulting, systems integration, managed services and related products to the oil and gas, telecommunications, energy and utilities, finance, transport and public sector markets. Leveraging the Schlumberger DeXa* Suite of Services, it also provides IP network connectivity, information security solutions, distributed computing support services and data center hosting services. In 2001, Schlumberger revenues were $14.3 billion. For more information, visit www.slb.com ### * Mark of Schlumberger For further information, contact: Emmanuelle Saby public relations manager tel (33) 1 46 00 71 04 mobile (33) 6 09 10 76 10 saby@montrouge.sema.slb.com [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |