Session: The Nuts and Bolts of Advanced Border Control

Speech title: Implementing Inspection Systems on a National Scale

The issuance of e-passports by an increasing number of states is laying the groundwork for more secure, more efficient border processing around the world. In order to realise the potential of technologies like Passive Authentication and Extended Access Control, however, border forces and other enforcement agencies are having to face up to the practical challenges of implementing 1st and 2nd generation inspection systems.

What are the major challenges involved in implementing inspection systems on a national scale? How can organisations best meet the challenges of integrity, security, reliability, availability and performance involved in deploying these new technologies at high volume, high profile entry points?

Biography
Tom Martin is a Solution Architect with Serco Civil Government. He has worked on a number of large scale projects around border security and law enforcement in the UK, including providing connectivity to the ICAO PKD. He is currently helping to design and deliver the e-passport inspection system for E-Borders, through Serco’s involvement in the Trusted Borders consortium.