This session will focus on processes and protocols for document issuance by appropriate authorities to authorized holders and controls to prevent theft, tampering and loss. Examples supporting ICAO minimum security standards for issuance and recommended guidelines for increased document security designed to safeguard MRTDs against fraudulent attacks will be showcased.

Moderator: R. Rajeshkumar, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Expert, Member ICAO New Technologies Working Group (NTWG)

• ePassport: Standard — Benefits and Challenges
Dion Chamberlain, Chairperson, ICAO Implementation and Capacity Building Working Group & Manager Product Development, Identity Services, Department of Internal Affairs, Te Tari Taiwhenua, New Zealand

• Document Design and Best Practises
Catherine Yates, Document Design Officer, Department of State, United States

• Seychelles Experience — Issuance of an ePassport
Alan Renaud, Principal Secretary, Department of Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Ministry of Transport, Seychelles