Zetes to Deliver 9,500 Biometric Kits for Republic of Congo Elections

Zetes  has been awarded a contract for the delivery of 9,500 mobile biometric kits for Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in support of the 2011 presidential  elections.

The contract, made directly with the Congolese authorities and the Independent Electoral Commission (La Commission Electorale Indépendante or CEI), has a value of more than 30 million USD and is insured by the Belgian export credit agency Ducroire-Delcredere.

The kits, which will be delivered in the second half of 2010, will be used to update the 2005 electoral lists established for the 2006 presidential elections.

Zetes develops and supplies the software that allows biographic and biometric data to be recorded and provides the AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) software necessary to identify and eliminate any duplicate entries. It also provides the equipment’s technical maintenance throughout the enrolment period.

Alain Wirtz, CEO of Zetes, comments: “We are extremely proud to have been retained following a very rigorous selection process abiding by World Bank criteria. Zetes will mobilise to assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the voter enrolment process in order for it to organise its elections in 2011.”