{"id":27633,"date":"2023-04-27T23:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T04:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=27633"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T01:07:37","slug":"govt-single-sourced-e-id-cards-contract-due-to-security-reasons-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/govt-single-sourced-e-id-cards-contract-due-to-security-reasons-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt. single sourced e-ID cards contract due to security reasons \u2013 Attorney General"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guyana<\/p>\n

DPI<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has assured that the contract for the development of the national electronic identification card (e-ID) was done in conformity with the procurement laws of Guyana.<\/p>\n

The government recently signed a US$35.4 million contract with German based Company, Veridos Identify Solutions, for the implementation of the e-ID card in Guyana.<\/p>\n

Electronic identification is a digital solution for proof of identity of citizens or organisations. They can be used to access benefits or services provided by government agencies, banks or other companies, for mobile payments among other things.<\/p>\n

The attorney general during his weekly programme cited security concerns as one of the major factors for the decision to single source the company that will be developing the system.
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\n\u201cThese are not contracts that can go into open tendering. They involve matters of social security, they involve national documents that require protective mechanisms that you can\u2019t go on the open market to compete for,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Minister Nandlall explained.<\/p>\n

He emphasised,\u00a0\u201cThat is how it is done all over the world. Have you ever seen a government advertise publicly to buy passports? \u2026We have complied with the procurement act in respect of these types of services\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh has also defended the government\u2019s decision to single source the contract for the development of the electronic IDs.<\/p>\n

Dr Singh stressed that it was done in keeping with Guyana\u2019s legislation and added that the German company is an \u2018internationally reputable group\u2019.<\/p>\n

President Irfaan Ali, at the recent contract signing, noted that the electronic identification cards will not only enhance the way transactions are being done in Guyana, but will be one of the most technologically advanced.<\/p>\n

The cards will be compliant with 18013-5 of the ISO Standard and will be accepted by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for international travel.<\/p>\n

Its capabilities are also in keeping with the government\u2019s commitment to promoting e-governance to improve the productivity of businesses and the delivery of government services through the introduction of e-health, e-education, e-security, e-agriculture and license processing among other areas.<\/p>\n

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Guyana DPI\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has assured that the contract for the development of the national electronic identification card (e-ID) was done in conformity…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":3644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[173,116,242],"class_list":["post-27633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-contracts","tag-guyana","tag-security-surveillance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Law-scrabble-tiles-CQF-Avocat-Pexels-e1649276824460.jpeg?fit=1024%2C684&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-7bH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27846,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/no-breach-of-the-countrys-laws\/","url_meta":{"origin":27633,"position":0},"title":"No breach of the country\u2019s laws","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"May 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Guyana It is absolute foolishness to accuse the government of breaching the Procurement Act and the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act by the contract it has entered into for the production and supply of a new national identification card. 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