Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Nepali Introduces Digital Smart Card

Monday, January 4, 2010

The Nepali government announced that it will issue a biometric smart card, People’s Daily Online reported.

In addition to an individual’s name, address, date of birth and marriage records, the card will contain information such as citizenship certificate, voter card, driver license, passport and ATM cards. Another feature of the card includes an individual’s fingerprint template.

In an effort to help maintain social security and curb the problem of dual citizenship, the Office of the Prime Minister has declared that the biometric smart card will be recognized as the national ID card. [end] 

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