Douala, Cameroon, 10/01 - The Archdiocese of Bertoua in East Cameroon has completed the identification process for pygmies, one of the most ignored segments of the population in Cameroon. The identification process was carried out under the auspices of the "Association pour l`auto-promotion des populations de l`Est Cameroun (APPEC), or the association for the self development of the peoples of East Cameroon. The exercise was the first phase of an operation to issue Cameroon national identity cards to Baka Pygmies, who are estimated to be 7,000 people, scattered throughout the dense forests of Eastern Cameroon.
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Closed North Korea Opens Its Door To A Smart Card
2:30 AM
A North Korean bank will begin issuing a chip-based credit card there, a first for the closed Communist country. The North East Asia Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will issue the cards, according to KCNA, the North Korean news
agency.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Publicans accused of heavy-handed tactics
2:29 AM
Mr Clarke has also called once again for the introduction of
ID cards. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, he said: ?We all face many occasions where we need to prove our identity? An up-to-date ID card system will make all of these transactions easier for the individual and beneficial for the state.?
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Thales wins Moroccan govt contract to supply national ID card system
2:28 AM
PARIS (AFX) - Thales said it has won a contract from the government of Morocco to supply a system to produce and personalise national
identity cards based on contactless smart card tecnnologies.
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Monday, September 26, 2005
Job applicants to face ID card checks
2:26 AM
Some of the UK's biggest organisations are looking at using national
ID cards to verify the identity of all new employees as part of the recruitment process.
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