Bahrain will be the first country in the GCC to have a cutting-edge ‘travel application-ready chip’ integrated into its new smart identity cards, in line with global standards issued by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The new chip would embed biometric and identity information right into the new smart cards, which were showcased yesterday during a Press conference conducted by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) .
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