NXP Powers New Contactless ID Card for Indonesian Expats

(Top News, 14 Mar 2008)

NXP Semiconductors is supplying its SmartMX chips to Pura Smart Technology, the smartcard manufacturing division of PT. Pura Barutama. Pura's smartcards have been chosen as the Indonesian Overseas Worker's Identification Card by the Republic of Indonesia's newly formed National Board for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers (BNP2TKI).

With an increasing number of Indonesians traveling overseas for employment, the ID card promises a secure means of verifying identity when requesting a variety of government services. The Indonesian government expects to issue 370,000 of these ID cards, offering a high level of physical security thanks to features such as guilloche, rosette, microlettering, invisible ink, demetalized hologram and filter image technology. Each secure contactless SmartMX chip embedded in the ID card has an onboard memory of 36kB, allowing details of the cardholder's identity to be stored and retrieved securely when required. This information may include biographic data, biometric data such as face image and fingerprint templates, employment information, medical records, insurance status and bank account data. As the ID card becomes more widely used, it may also be used for debit and credit bank transactions.

As the agency responsible for its citizen's welfare while working overseas, BNP2TKI has two objectives for this new ID card. First, it hopes the card will streamline embarkation, disembarkation and work permit extension services, in addition to enabling banking, medical and insurance services in the near future. Second, the agency aims to offer workers a tamper-proof card that complements the holder's passport, allowing them to carry an alternative form of ID at all times while overseas.

"The inherent security and contactless operational features of the SmartMX are put to good use in this Indonesian Overseas Worker's ID Card. The chip offers the flexibility and functionality needed to help ensure legitimate identification, and the expansion of services to banking in the future will bring even greater convenience to the card holder. This is a win-win proposition for the government, the people and businesses in Indonesia," says Jeroen Keunen, NXP Senior Director (Identification).

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