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Francis Tuffy

2 July 2023

4 min read

HSP Latin America 2023 – Celebrating 10th Anniversary in Style

Nassau, the Bahamas was the spectacular setting for the 10th High Security Printing™ (HSP) Latin America conference, which welcomed over 240 delegates from 118 organisations and 38 countries, over half from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

9 min read

ODDS 2023 – It’s Not Physical or Digital, It’s Physical AND Digital

Almost a year to the day since the inaugural ODDS conference in Vienna, 172 delegates from 94 global organisations gathered in Prague to share recent technical developments in the fields of optical and digital document security.

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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

5 min read

Celebrating Innovation in Identity and Travel Documents

The regional ID Document of the Year Awards were presented as part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA conference on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with the awards presented at a special ceremony in the stunning grounds of the W Hotel on 8 March 2023.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

The programme for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference is now available, demonstrating the importance of bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2023

2 min read

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Registration for the second Optical and Digital Document Security™ conference is now open, with a programme that demonstrates the importance of this event in bringing together people involved in developing digital systems for identity and financial transactions with the more traditional security document community.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Infineon Technologies, the German Federal Printing Office and the Fraunhofer AISEC gave a demonstration at Trustech of an electronic passport that meets the security requirements of the quantum computing era.

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Francis Tuffy

24 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

The programme is set, the nominations for awards are in, the speakers are getting ready, all that’s needed now is for more participants to get online and register for The Holography Conference™ Online (THCO), which takes place 5-6 December!

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Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

TRUSTECH Asks: What Digital Identity Future Do We Want?

The forthcoming TRUSTECH conference will focus on two main themes – identification solutions and innovative payments, which together go a long way to address the question of what digital identity future do we want – and what will we actually get?

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Francis Tuffy

3 Oct. 2022

4 min read

Putting a Face on Anonymous Financial Crime

Hosted by Dubai Police, the World Police Summit will provide a platform to explore the current challenges facing police forces and the latest technology advances, strategies, and innovations across the law enforcement and security spectrum.

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Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

1 min read

HSP Asia 2022 Postponed

Following consultations with various stakeholders over the past few weeks, Reconnaissance International, organiser of the High Security Printing Asia Conference scheduled to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 5-7 December 2022 has regretfully announced its postponement to 4-6 December 2023.

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Francis Tuffy

31 July 2022

2 min read

THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations

Reconnaissance International is already preparing for The Holography Conference™ which will continue to be held online, taking place this year from 5-6 December.

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Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

White Nights for HSP EMEA

Estonia is famed for its ‘white nights’ in mid-summer, when the sun hardly sets, and for the fact that its citizens are amongst the most tech-savvy in Europe, being one of the top-ranking countries in the world on the UN’s E-Government Development Index.

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Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

2 min read

Sustainability – The Elephant in All Our Rooms

Reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing processes in the ID & secure document industry is a critical societal issue that is, rightly, attracting a lot of management attention.

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Francis Tuffy

5 July 2022

4 min read

ID Industry Recognises the Best ID Documents in EMEA

Special awards have been made to a number of newly introduced ID documents that have demonstrated outstanding technical sophistication and excellence in design and security.

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Francis Tuffy

8 June 2022

2 min read

Pack your Passport for Tallinn!

After the success of the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™, Malta (16-18 May), the next opportunity for the ID and secure document industry to come together is at the High Security Printing™ EMEA conference in Tallinn, Estonia (13-15 June).

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Francis Tuffy

3 May 2022

3 min read

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.

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Francis Tuffy

30 March 2022

3 min read

HSP Latin America Builds Back Better

After two years of COVID inflicted disruptions, Reconnaissance International was able to restart the acclaimed series of High Security Printing Conferences with a fiesta feel in Mexico City (14-16 March) with seminars, presentations, key notes, an exhibition and prizes… lots of prizes!

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2022

3 min read

HSP Awards Celebrate Best in Class of 2021

The HSP (High Security Print) Awards are normally held three times a year, coinciding with three regional HSP conferences – for Asia, EMEA and Latin America respectively.

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Francis Tuffy

2 Feb. 2022

2 min read

HSP Latin America Goes Ahead – Programme Published

Organisers of the High Security Printing Conferences (HSP), Reconnaissance International, have announced the programme for the upcoming HSP Latin America event which, originally scheduled to be held in June 2020, is now taking place in Mexico City on 14-16 March.

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Francis Tuffy

31 Jan. 2022

2 min read

I’ll See You in Vienna!

In just under two months the Optical & Digital Document Security (ODDS) conference will get underway in Vienna, Austria. ODDS merges the extremely successful Optical Document Security conference with the newer Digital Document Security conference to recognise the growing interdependence of these two domains.

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Latest News

HSP Latin America 2023 – Celebrating 10th Anniversary in Style

ODDS 2023 – It’s Not Physical or Digital, It’s Physical AND Digital

Celebrating Innovation in Identity and Travel Documents

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

ODDS Conference Hits the Phygital Nerve

Demonstration of Passport Security for Post Quantum Cryptography

Excitement Growing for THC Online™ 2022

TRUSTECH Asks: What Digital Identity Future Do We Want?

Putting a Face on Anonymous Financial Crime

HSP Asia 2022 Postponed

THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations

White Nights for HSP EMEA

Sustainability – The Elephant in All Our Rooms

ID Industry Recognises the Best ID Documents in EMEA

Pack your Passport for Tallinn!

ODDS 2022 – a Constant in an Industry in Transition

HSP Latin America Builds Back Better

HSP Awards Celebrate Best in Class of 2021

HSP Latin America Goes Ahead – Programme Published

I’ll See You in Vienna!

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