Carol Ko

Twenty-three million Taiwan citizens will be issued biometric e-passports by the second half of 2008, under the new National Identity System (NIS) developed by Hewlett-Packard. The project aims to improve the detection of forged or altered passports and to ensure more convenient travel across borders.

The not-for-profit DotAsia organization will plow fees back into education, research and development work to bridge the digital divide