Algeria delays biometric passport program
01 October, 2009
category: Biometrics, Government
The Algerian Government recently announced the delay of their biometric passport program until next year, according to a Magharebia article. The announcement, which followed a pilot version of the program that started in August, is not expected to affect the enrolling of the entire population in the program by 2015. Reports from local news point towards administrative delays as the cause of moving back the deployment date.
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