ODDS 2022 – a Constant in an Industry in Transition

Experts, government representatives, technologists and commentators gathered in Austria’s stunning capital city of Vienna (11-13 April) to share recent technical developments in the fields of optical and digital document security.

The Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) Conference has its roots in the highly respected Optical Document Security™ Conference, held every two years since 1996, and Digital Document Security, a spin-off event first held in 2019.

In combining the two events, conference organisers Reconnaissance wanted to recognise the important role that optical technologies continue to play in securing identity documents as they transition to the digital domain.

Following the seminar on the first day of the event covering ‘International Standards’, which included an extensive review of ISO 18013-5: Mobile driving licence (mDL) application, the conference was opened (12 April) by Michael Fuchs, Austria Ministry of Interior, who stressed the continuing importance of protecting government issued documents against fraud.