Hi Shelly,
On 09/07/2015 10:11 PM, Shelly Hermia Bhujun wrote:
>
> I read that people who don't have the Biometric ID Card yet will have to
> get the new Biometric ID Card in January 2016.
> But why do we have to get the new ID card? What about fingerprints? Has
> it been confirmed that they won't ask for it?
The deadline for getting the new ID Card has been extended till 31
January 2016. Unfortunately, I could not find any communiqué on
government websites, I do not know if gov staff use it to post
information for citizens of they outsource those to media outlets.
The fingerprints minutiae will be stored on the ID Card, which will be
used to match against the live fingerprint of a person. This is the
process of identification that the Ministry is going forward with.
Did the Ministry consult any group or had a public consultation? There
is no transparency on that.
> Why doesn't Government Officials show us that they already have their
> Biometric ID Cards?
>
I am not interested in seeing the ID Cards of Gov officials. I am just
not giving the Government my fingerprints.
> What is the ICT Advisory Council doing about this? Ish and Logan? Could
> you please tell me what members of the ICT Advisory has been doing
> regarding this issue? I once asked you whether you were being paid by
> the Government to advise the Government.
> If so, the Government is clearly wasting money since it doesn't seem to
> bother about your opinion.
>
The ICT Advisory Council has been given projects selected by the
ministry. Somehow it is the ministry that is advising the council on how
to advise back the ministry. That is my personal opinion.
If you would like to have more details on what is the ICT Advisory
Council doing, you should write to the Ministry of Technology
Communication and Innovation. The contact details can be found here =>
http://mtci.govmu.org/English/AboutUs/Pages/Senior-Staff-Organization.aspx
Regards,
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Ish Sookun
Received on Tue Sep 08 2015 - 15:44:24 PST