Israel’s Pangea wins $70 million contract to provide secured biometric system in Congo
Israel’s Pangea wins $70 million contract to provide secured biometric system in Congo
The system will be used to issue Certificates of Good Standing, allowing Congo's government to promote the digitization of government services in the country
Pangea IT has been awarded a governmental contract valued over $70 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Pangea will develop and operate an advanced criminal biometric system to generate Certificates of Good Standing for Congo’s citizens. The project will be carried out based on a PPP (Public-Private Partnership) basis.
The project follows a decision by Congo's government to promote the digitization of government services in the country. As part of the project, Pangea will deploy a centralized Criminal Automated Biometric Indentification System (ABIS) with several biometric features.
The system will make it possible to set up nationwide digital database which will include the demographic and biometric details of those offenders currently listed in the archive, and will be accessible from 150 police stations across the country. The system will implement 21st century crime investigation capabilities, based on fingerprints and handprints.
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Pangea was founded in August 2018 and employs around 200 people, half of them in Herzliya and the rest across the globe, including in the U.S., UK, the Netherlands, and Latin America.
“Pangea continues to develop capabilities and innovations in our areas of expertise, including new products for eKYC and Smart Border Control,” said Rafi Kaminer, President and CEO of Pangea. “These capabilities will become unique products in the next few months and generate significant revenue in the next few years."
First published: 13:09, 20.11.22
