IT Dept visitors from M'sia Prisons
By Lyna Mohammad

Malaysian visitors get to know how 'biometric' system operates.

Brunei immigration officers.

The Immigration and National Registration Department yesterday received 10 personnel from the IT Department of Malaysia Prisons, headed by its IT Officer, Encik Mohd Shahar Salim.

The visit was initiated to take a closer look and a better understanding of the Immigration's latest technology in "biometric" fingerprint identification as well as the Border Control System at the Brunei International Airport.

Upon their arrival, the group who arrived here last Monday night, was welcomed by the Assistant Director of the Research, Development and Computer Section of the Immigration Department, Awg Ahmaddin Hj Abd Rahman.

A presentation on the Operations and Objectives of the Immigration department was presented to the visitors. The questions and answer session was handled by Acting Assistant Director of Immigration Tuan Jumat Hj Burut; Head of Passport, Awg Azmi Hj Hafneh; Head of IC, Awg Hj Abd Aziz Hj Sudin; Head of Entry Permit, Dyg Liza Suryani Hj Ibrahim and Head of Working Pass Section, Awg Hussin Ghana. The visitors them had a closer look on the department's IC registration and reproduction system. They got first hand knowledge on how the latest "biometric" system operates.

Through this system, a person could be automatically identified through the fingerprints, stored in the Brunei Smart ID card and in a central server. The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) will automatically detect any wrong or duplicate identity.

The system, supplied by a German company Dermalog GmbH and a local company, Sistem Komputer Alif Sdn Bhd, was installed in 2000, along with the new national Brunei Smart ID card, which registers a holder's fingerprints, photo and personal data.

\Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin