SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BEST PRACTICES IN TRAVEL DOCUMENT SECURITY ORGANIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (SECRETARIAT OF THE INTERAMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM OAS/CICTE) AND THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO), IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS COUNTER TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE (CTED) BOGOTA, COLOMBIA NOVEMBER 10-12, 2008 9:00 Opening session DAY 1 Welcoming Remarks and Objectives Francine Hanna, Programme Manager, OAS/CICTE Kiho Cha, CTED, Legal Officer, UN CTED Mauricio Siciliano, Programme Manager MRTD Programme, ICAO Adriana Mejia, Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia 9:30 Session I: International Standards and Specifications on Travel Documents Moderator: Mauricio Siciliano, Programme Manager MRTD Programme, ICAO 10:00 Machine Readable Passports according to ICAO Standards 10:30 COFFEE BREAK Malcolm Cuthbertson United Kingdom ICAO document 9303 Machine Readable Passports Basic MRTD Standards and Specifications 11:00 Electronic Machine Readable Passports according to ICAO Standards Barry Kefauver United States ICAO document 9303 passports, identity cards and visas Biometric identifiers Contactless chips & RFID technology Interoperability with border control Public Key Directory (PKD) Public/Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) (policy issues) 1
11:30 Questions & Discussion Suggested topics: How to implement machine readable passport projects How to plan and coordinate MRPs implementation projects Issuance training issues Machine-readers and border control points Border control training issues 12:15 Summary of Session I by Moderator 12:30 LUNCH 14:00 Session II: Policy Issues in Implementation of ICAO Standards and Specifications Moderator: Mauricio Siciliano, Programme Manager MRTD Programme, ICAO Case Study: Ecuador Modernization project of the Ecuadorian passport Jose Sandoval Minister Counsellor Embassy of Ecuador in Chile Ecuador 14:45 Case Study: Mexico Introduction of MRPs Legislative, financial, procedural aspects How Ecuador implemented a new passport issuing system What problems were faced in the process, and how they were overcome Lessons learned 15:15 COFFEE BREAK Vladimir Hernández Lara Deputy Director General for Delegations Secretariat of External Relations Mexico Introduction of new electronic MRPs Legislative, financial, procedural aspects How Mexico implemented a new passport issuing system What problems were faced in the process, and how they were overcome Lessons learned 2
15:45 Questions & Discussion: Suggested topics: Benefits of implementing ICAO Standards ICAO Best Practices Benefits of implementing necessary legislation related to travel document issuance Planning MRP and emrp implementation Establishing inter-agency steering committee Setting up a Communication Plan How to define a country s document security needs How to implement new passport systems Necessary legislation Formulating a government tender Public-Private Partnerships 16:30 Summary of Session II by Moderator 16:45 ADJOURNMENT FOR THE DAY 3
DAY 2 9:00 Session III: Breeder Documents and Civil Registries Moderator: Malcolm Cuthbertson United Kingdom 9:15 The Importance of the Integrity of Breeder Documents in the Issuance of Travel Documents Barry Kefauver United States Modernizing civil registry systems Integrated approaches to managing identity information National Personal Identification Numbers (NPIN) Domestic standardization of breeder documents (including birth certificates) Integration with private procedures, e.g. Advanced Passenger Information (API) Interoperability with border control Connection to domestic & international databases, e.g. Interpol.Ensuring that breeder documents are integrated with a comprehensive identification and civil registry system 9:45 Civil Registry and Identity Documents: Case Study (Chile) 10:15 COFFEE BREAK Juan Antonio Velasquez Morales Civil Registry and Identification Department Ministry of Justice Chile Integrated approaches to managing identity information National Personal Identification Numbers (NPIN) Domestic standardization of breeder documents (including birth certificates) Connection to domestic & international databases, e.g. Interpol Ensuring that breeder documents are integrated with a comprehensive identification and civil registry system 4
10:45 OAS Policy: Identity and Breeder Documents in a Perspective of Universal Registry and Rights 11:15 Questions & Answers Felix Ortega Director Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA) Organization of American States Washington D.C Suggested topics: How to integrate approaches to managing identity information; What are the basic connections to domestic & international databases Modernizing civil registry systems How to ensure that breeder documents are integrated with a comprehensive identification and civil registry system Centralization vs. Decentralization 12:00 Summary of Session III by Moderator 12:15 LUNCH 14:00 Session IV: Handling and Issuance Moderator: Barry Kefauver United States 14:15 Case Study 1: Canada - Passport Canada s Production and Issuance Process Debbie Richer Acting/Director Passport Canada Edmonton, Alberta ICAO Standards and Best Practices Blank travel document book control and accountability Applicant identity verification Vulnerabilities of breeder documents used as basis for issuance Ensuring high quality capture of biometric identifiers during enrolment Replacement of lost and stolen travel documents Physical security of issuing facilities Application/issuance procedural standards Internal control, audit and staff training 5
14:45 Case Study 2: Ecuador Outline of the Passport Emission Process Jose Sandoval Minister Counselor Embassy of Ecuador in Chile Ecuador 15:00 COFFEE BREAK Security measures for passport document Organization aspects Infrastructure Staff training Financial resources Official evaluation and public evaluation 15:30 OSCE: Legislation and Policy Implementation: Status in Europe Ivan Calabuig-Williams OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit 16:00 Questions and Answers Suggested Topics: How to plan, establish and manage comprehensive passport and document issuing systems Integrated approaches to managing identity information National Personal Identification Numbers (NPIN) Domestic standardization of breeder documents (including birth certificates) Integration with private procedures, e.g. Advanced Passenger Information (API) Interoperability with border control Connection to domestic & international databases, e.g. Interpol 16:45 Summary of Session IV by Moderator 17:00 ADJOURNMENT FOR THE DAY 6
DAY 3 9:00 Session V: Document Control and Fraud Detection Moderator: Rosa Astrid Bonilla Coordinator of the migratory movement Immigration Office Department of Administrative Security (DAS) 9:15 Implementation of INTERPOL Information Systems Ivanka Spadina Forensic Analyst INTERPOL France Introduction to Interpol s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) and Automated Search Facility (ASF) Populating the data base and quality/reliability of data updating Integrated solutions to access SLTD (MIND/FIND) Giving real time to Interpol s lost and stolen database 9:45 Colombia Document verification Gustavo Solano Fajardo Criminologist Forensic Graphologist Smart Border Project Department of Administrative Security (DAS) Government of Colombia Automation of the control of the documents in the migratory process of Colombia Migration process incolombia Document security software Biometric fingerprint and identification Electronic passport Cases of fraud in passports, visas, ID documents detected in border control 10:15 COFFEE BREAK 10:45 Canada Border Controls James Martin Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) Document Section Senior Program Officer Verification of MRPs, conventional physical document security features and machine readability Examples of document security features considered to be most effective 7
Use of high technology document verification equipment The use of biometric document reading systems for more secure inspection Effective use of ICAO compliant travel document and travel document holder profiling techniques 11:15 France Document Fraud and Profiling Joel Rouchon Police Captain Border Control Police France Physical Characteristics of Documents and Potential Fraud Verification of documents Physical and Behavioral Profiling 11:45 Questions and Answers Suggested Topics: 12:30 LUNCH 14:00 Session VI: Working Groups Travel document issuance and border control agencies interagency planning and feedback How to take advantage of MRPs conventional physical document security features and machine readability in border control activities How the use of biometric technology assists in border control activities Moderator: Mauricio Siciliano 14:15 Working Group Discussions: 15:15 COFFEE BREAK Group 1: Breeder documents and civil registries Group 2: Handling and Issuance Group 3: Document Controls 15:45 Group reports and recommendations (15 minutes each) 16:30 Concluding Remarks and Next Steps 17:00 Closing Ceremony 8