Equatorial Guinea modernises passport systems
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Real Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea will renew the central technological infrastructure of the National Centre for Issuing Official Documents and its passport and identity card production equipment. The decision, taken on 12 November in Malabo, notably provides for the replacement of servers, networks, biometric systems and cybersecurity equipment, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
The government of Equatorial Guinea has selected a second investment proposal to renew the central technological infrastructure of the National Centre for Issuing Official Documents of Equatorial Guinea (CNEDOGE) and replace its operational equipment, according to Real Equatorial Guinea. The project notably provides for new servers, storage systems, cybersecurity equipment, communications networks and cryptographic equipment.
The modernisation also concerns equipment used to capture biometric data and issue official documents. The assessment presented to the government indicates that a significant part of the equipment has been in operation since 2017 and that several items are approaching the end of their service life because of their age and maintenance problems, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
The approved proposal provides for a 40% reduction in the initial bill. Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President, Nguema Obiang Mangue, requested that the financial offer detail the price, brand and technical specifications of each item of equipment to facilitate oversight of public investment, according to Real Equatorial Guinea.
