Smartmatic bags ID management award in US

Boca Raton, Florida – Smartmatic, a leading multinational technology supplier, has been selected by the US Commerce Association (USCA) as a recipient of the 2011 Best of Boca Raton Award in the Identity Management Systems category.

The award recognizes the company’s achievements in the identity management industry, where it has become one of the leading players. The Smartmatic Identity Management Solution offers a portfolio of products and services to support government institutions in the implementation of identification, biometric and authentication processes, such as national ID programs, civil registration, voter registration and authentication, border control, identity document issuance, registration for social benefit programs, among others.

“We are thrilled and very pleased to receive this 2011 USCA award in the ID Management category. As part of our mission of creating and developing technologies able to improve efficiency and transparency worldwide, Smartmatic’s solutions are focused in offering not only the best cutting-edge technology but also the most comprehensive and reliable services, project management and industry’s know-how in all our areas of expertise, including identity management. We are honored to see that our efforts are being recognized in the US,” said Antonio Mugica, Smartmatic CEO.

Some of Smartmatic’s significant projects in identity management include the Bolivian National Electoral Court’s Biometric Electoral Register; Mexico’s Secretariat of Governance national registry; and also the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joint project with the Electoral Commission of Zambia for digital mobile voter registration.

Apart from its ID management expertise, Smartmatic also provides election solutions with maximum accuracy and security. In 2010, Smartmatic supplied the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines and helped carry out the successful first automated elections in the Philippines. International institutions like the Carter Center lauded the May 2010 elections in the Philippines which it said was “marked by relatively high public confidence and trust on the use of the optical mark recognition technology.”