< PreviousXXX38 ICAO MRTD RepORT – Issue 2 2015The Group also plays a key role in identifying travel documents that do not comply with Doc 9303 specifications; in directly alerting contacting States of issues as they arise; and in offering technical advice and assistance where required. INCReASINg ReACHThe ICBWG makes a concerted effort to hold meetings in more diverse regions and then builds on the meeting by arranging capacity-building workshops, discussions, seminars and presentations to further share knowledge and information. The Group has witnessed the tangible benefits of using this approach, particularly in terms of wider ongoing representation. This is evidenced by the recent addition of Botswana as a valuable ongoing contributor to the ICBWG following successful meetings in Africa during 2013. In May 2015, the ICBWG was held in Apia, Samoa; the Group’s first working meeting on a Pacific Island. Delegates from all over the ICBWg upDATe38 ICAO MRTD RepORT – Issue 2 2015Objective e To provide confidence of the presenter's use of the identity in the communityObjective C To determine that the prensenting person links to the identityObjective D To provide confidence that the presenter is the sole claimant of the identityObjective A To determine if the identity exists (i.e. is not fictitious)Objective b To determine that the identity is a living identityPrinciPle 1 IDeNTITY eXISTSPrinciPle 2 ApplICANT lINKS TO IDeNTITYPrinciPle 3 ApplICANT uSeS IDeNTITYICBWG with Samoa Customs ImmigrationSouth Pacific attended, including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tonga, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati. The presence of Dr. Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section at the meeting reinforced ICAO’s commitment to raising the profile of the Traveller Identification Programme in more remote regions of the globe.A ReNeWeD FOCuS ON eVIDeNCe OF IDeNTIFICATION (eOI)The challenges of establishing and verifying identity are common throughout many parts of the world and impact many facets of the identity cycle, from civil registration through to the issuance of travel documents and effective validation at border points. The ICBWG is placing significant emphasis on developing ICAO’s Guidance on Evidence of Identification (EoI), which is now becoming recognized as the fundamental basis upon which the TRIP Strategy must be built. Guidance on EoI and its principles must be flexible enough to be applied in a wide range of contexts, since the tools and evidence States use to establish identity vary in nature and reliability. The Pacific context provided a great opportunity for testing the ICBWG’s thinking in this regard and incorporated the knowledge and expertise of the Pacific delegates present.pOST-MeeTINg SeMINARThe ICBWG Seminar, which followed the meeting, enabled the Group to outline and discuss some of the contexts and responsibilities related to travel document issuance and border control, including Doc 9303, Annex 9 (Facilitation) and Annex 17 (Security), and the provision of lost and stolen travel document information to the INTERPOL database. These fundamental building blocks for passport security and global interoperability are often not well known or understood, and the Pacific is no different in this regard. XXX ICBWg upDATe ICAO MRTD RepORT – Issue 2 2015 39David Philp ICBWG Chair - Bostwana 2013David Philp, Chairman, ICBWG, Narjess Abdennebi, Chief, Facilitation Section, ICAO and Dion Chamberlain, Secretary ICBWG Presentations on the Pacific Regional Immigration Identity and Intelligence Programme (PRIIP), and initiatives emerging from the Pacific Transnational Crime Coordination Centre (PTCC) also reinforced the concept of identity and passport fraud as a facilitator of serious crime. Integrated border solutions and effective information sharing between agencies are key enablers to assist in the detection of such crimes. CONTINuINg TO gROWThe ongoing success of the ICBWG hinges on its ability to make connections in many regions. This enables the Group to develop guidance material and provide advice that is relevant and applicable for all ICAO’s Member States, regardless of their technical capabilities or geographical position. This is a challenge that the ICBWG and ICAO TRIP continue to meet head on. PUBPUBNext >