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Center for Biometric Technologies (CBT)

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2024: Mishustin identified the "Center for Biometric Technologies" as the operator of the Unified Biometric System

In June 2024, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree that determined the Center for Biometric Technologies JSC (CBT; created in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 693 dated 30.09.2022) by the operator of the Unified Biometric System (EBS).

The CBT will ensure the collection, storage, processing and verification of biometric personal data, taking into account the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation.

source = Unified Biometric System Site
Biometric Technology Center

CBT will develop identification and authentication technologies based on biometric personal data, as well as introduce services using biometrics. This will increase the level of availability of government and commercial services in electronic form.

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Our task as an operator of the state Unified Biometric System is to provide conditions for comfortable, affordable and safe receipt of digital services by citizens not only in government services, but also in everyday life. We will actively work on the development and expansion of mass services using biometric identification, "said Vladislav Povolotsky, General Director of CBT.
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As noted in the center, the Unified biometric System is an important element of the country's digital infrastructure, which allows you to identify a citizen by his unique biometric characteristics and remotely receive services. The system was launched on the initiative Ministry of Digital Development Russia CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION and with participation. Rostelecom Initially, Rostelecom acted as the operator of the system, and subsequently its management was transferred to the Center for Biometric Technologies JSC.

As explained in Rostelecom, the company transferred biometric services and a competent team to the CBT, which took up the further development of biometric technologies in Russia. [[1]of [2]"]

2022: Putin appointed Rostelecom's daughter as organizer of the development of identification and authentication technologies in the Russian Federation

At the end of September 2022 Russia Vladimir Putin , the president appointed the "daughter" "the Rostelecom organizer of the development of identification technologies in the Russian authentications Federation. We are talking about the company "Center biometric for Technologies" (CBT).

As Vedomosti writes with reference to the corresponding decree of the head of state, the CBT is endowed with the status of an organizer of the development of digital identification and authentication technologies, including on the basis of biometric personal data and services for signing and storing documents. In addition, according to the document, the company will be able to develop and operate commercial services and typical solutions in the field of biometrics.

Vladimir Putin

Within three months after the publication of the decree, the Federal Property Management Agency should enter the capital of the CBT with a share of 26%. Another 25% will receive another structure - the Central Bank may become it. By the beginning of October 2022, 99.9% of CBT owns Rostelecom, Vedomosti cites data from the SPARK-Interfax system. After the redistribution of capital, the company's share will be 49%.

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The parties will unite efforts and expertise in the field of biometrics for the correct management of the Unified Biometric System GIS and the acceleration of the transfer of various government and commercial services to digital form, "a Rostelecom representative explained to the newspaper.
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According to the chairman of the board of the National Payments Council Alma Obaeva, the use of biometrics has a great future, but these technologies are not developed at all now in Russia.

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Something has already been announced, the Central Bank gave money for something, issued decrees for banks for use - but all this is long, expensive, incomprehensible, "she said in an interview with the publication.
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According to her, banks do not want to introduce the "Unified Biometric System" (EBS), because they do not understand how to do this and what funds.[3]

Notes

  1. http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202406210030 Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 21.06.2024 No. 834 "On Determining the Organization Performing the Functions
  2. the Operator of the Unified Biometric System
  3. Biometrics transferred to the new Center