2024 Review

The Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG) is a group of 36 central banks organised at the request of the Governors of the G10 central banks. Its mission is to investigate the common emerging threats to the security of banknotes, and to propose solutions for implementation by Issuing Authorities. 

The CBCDG develops, supports, and deploys technologies that deter the use of digital equipment to counterfeit currency. 

The objective of the presentation is to increase awareness of the Issuing Authorities in Central and South America about the CBCDG program and its counterfeit deterrence technologies. 

The introduction of the circular economy concept into the production of banknotes has become part of the strategic planning of Casa da Moeda do Brasil, with sustainability being one of the pillars of our developments related to security printing. 

In partnership with BP Security and Equipa Group, Casa da Moeda do Brasil has been creating alternatives to a global problem, which is the disposal of banknote waste. 

Through this collaborative model, it has been possible to develop security and commercial papers, as well as furniture, using this type of waste as raw material. The new products generated maintain the quality, resistance, and durability standards applied in their respective industries. That’s why this initiative has been named TRAN$FORM, as we aim to transform what would be discarded into something valuable. 

By applying the circular economy concept and investing in strategic partnerships, the Casa da Moeda do Brasil redefines the concept of waste and present TRAN$FORM as an alternative model that can be replicated by central banks and other printing facilities.

Blendpaper COO, Bachelor of Mechanical Industrial Engineering with project Management specialization (PMP), develop and specialist in new industrial equipment and device for warranty the continuous improvement with scope management, schedule management and quality management, refinery specialist for pulp and paper industry, and Lean Manufacturing Coordinator. At the Industrial leadership of Paper & Celluloses manufacturing since 2007, Gilberti successfully led the implementation of several environmental management standards, such as ISO's, FSC and other requirements that guarantee quality and some process standards in the paper production chain.

As governments and financial institutions around the world adapt their policies to fine tune their functions and processes in response to the economic challenges of our times, other sectors, akin to the realm of Central Banks such as engineering, logistics, architecture, and construction, are also committed to the constant pursuit of higher standards, economic feasibility, and energetic efficiency. It is thus logical that all these efforts should be aligned and harmonized in a holistic management that encompasses all parts related to Central Banks; -Cash centers, cash management systems, cash handling equipment, architectural design, civil engineering design, high security printers, mints, security hardware & software, solid and sludge waste management, logistics for materials movement, vault designs, and energy and water management-.

A vertical and horizontal holistic cross management of all operations related to central banking may allow the identification of keys and steps in remote processes that may affect the operations and sub-routines of other, seemingly, unrelated departments and operations. A vision in which the constant pursuit of efficiency is prized above all else may signify important savings in energy, water, waste and logistics expenses, raising the position of these institutions within their society -and the world- not only as fundamental pieces of the economic control, efficiency in operations and wellbeing of the countries they serve, but also, as centers that promote good environmental and business practices.

We propose that this holistic approach towards the understanding and management of all that is central banking must have four general guidelines ruled by a fifth master pathway. These are 1-Energy efficiency and renewable energy generation and consumption. 2-Bioclimatic architecture. 3-Closure of energy cycles and the generation of new solutions through the transformation of solid and sludge waste into other sub products. 4-Zero net water waste and water conservation. And a fifth master pathway; the enhancement of human potential through training and stimulus aimed towards a deeper understanding and continuous betterment of all processes allocated in this ecosystem.

This lecture duels into a new paradigm that encompasses a holistic vision for the design of cash centers, mints and administrative buildings wherein sustainability, energy and processes efficiency and the boost of human potential emerge as guiding principles. Through the synthesis of innovative design strategies and conscientious practices, these structures along with human actions will commit towards a future where environmental stewardship, engineering and architectural excellence intertwine seamlessly in line with what is expected from institutions such as National Central Banks.

1\. Why the Decision To Go Polymer:

• Advantages of Polymer

• Challenges Faced by the ECCB

• Major Changes

2\. Communication Strategy in Preparation of Polymer Banknotes

3\. Security Features of the ECCB Polymer Banknotes

4\. Comparative Analysis: Paper vs Polymer:

• Usage

• Behaviour of the Polymer Banknotes in Circulation

• Handling of the Banknotes by the Public

In 2024, CBPM designed and produced 100 million pieces of commemorative banknotes for the Year of the Dragon. The substrate of this banknote is polymer. On the obverse side, the main pattern is a Chinese dragon, surrounded by auspicious elements like peony scrolls and cloud motifs. On the reverse side, the main pattern is “Hundred Children Celebrating Spring dragon dance”, accompanied by decorative elements like traditional Beijing courtyard houses and peony flowers, expressing people’s hopes for a better life. CBPM’s latest developed dynamic color-shifting security feature is applied in the banknote, which achieved distinctive dynamic transitions between gold-red and greenish-blue colors through unique nanostructure design and complicated manufacturing processes. This security feature makes it easier for public reorganization. This commemorative banknote provides a new solution for banknote designing and manufacturing. 

Latin America is an important geographical region given the territorial extent of its member nations. Recently, countries aligned themselves with the ICAO on advice to strengthen document security for crossing borders. While not all documents have been equipped with the most recommended security measures, most have improved the architecture of the design and customization. One of the mottos of documentology is to make documents easy to interpret, but difficult to forge. This presentation provides a strategic vision of the new improvements that have been developed in their travel documents to prevent and deter fraud.  

América latina es una región geográfica importante dada la extensión territorial de las naciones que la integran. En los últimos tiempos los países se alinearon con la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional OACI en cuanto a los consejos emitidos para fortalecer la seguridad de los documentos para traspasar las fronteras.  Si bien no todos los documentos han sido dotados de las más recomendadas medidas de seguridad, la mayoría ha mejorado la arquitectura del diseño y la personalización.  Uno de los lemas de la documentología es lograr que los documentos sean fáciles de interpretar, pero difíciles de falsificar. Esta presentación permite tener una visión estratégica de las nuevas mejoras que se han desarrollado en sus documentos de viaje para evitar y disuadir los fraudes. 

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The Panama ID card combines a variety of security features with a unique design inspired by the beauty of Panama’s natural environment. The document design includes UV rainbow printing, the holder’s laser personalized image is visible in two positions on the document and the infra-red ink used makes this document unique. During the presentation, the evolution of the Panamanian ID document, the step from a centralized to a decentralized solution and the set-up of the solution and its implications for the citizens will be presented.

The implementation of Digital Identity marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the interaction between citizens and government in the digital era, being a momentous step towards a future in which authentication and identification are secure, agile and completely reliable.

The technological advance is related to the Digital Single Identity Document, with citizens being able to use it through an electronic wallet, which will be available on iOS and Android operating systems, revolutionizing the way in which citizens interact when identifying themselves, as well as national security and interoperability.

Modernizing the way we identify ourselves as Salvadorans, thus building a robust and efficient digital ecosystem.

La implementación de la Identidad Digital marca un hito significativo en la evolución de la interacción entre los ciudadanos y el gobierno en la era digital, siendo un paso trascendental hacia un futuro en el que la autenticación y la identificación sean seguras, ágiles y completamente confiables.

El avance tecnológico se encuentra relacionado con el Documento Único de Identidad digital, pudiendo los ciudadanos usarlo por medio de una billetera electrónica, que estará disponible en sistemas operativos iOS y Android, revolucionando la forma en que los ciudadanos interactúan al momento de identificarse, así como la seguridad nacional e interoperabilidad.

Modernizando la forma en que nos identificamos como salvadoreños, construyendo así, un ecosistema digital robusto y eficiente.

As President and National Registrar of the National Registry of Natural Persons, he has executed projects such as ‘Improvements in the issuance and delivery of the Unique Identity Document (DUI) inside and outside the national territory’ & ‘Modernization of the Institution's regulatory and technological framework’.

He also served as director of the Registry of Movable Guarantees, Legal Adviser of the National Centre of Registries and Registry of Intellectual Property, etc.

Education;

• Lawyer and Notary

• Master in Governance and Senior Public Management of the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.

• Master in Business Law from the José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA)

• Specialist in Intellectual Property Management from the Bolivarian University of Venezuela.

The presentation focuses on the state-of-the-art security technologies implemented by the Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW) in the production of passports, with a particular emphasis on their latest promotional passport. With over a century of expertise in the security printing industry, PWPW demonstrates its commitment to innovation and protection against identity theft and unauthorized border crossings.

Drawing inspiration from science, the promotional passport symbolizes unity and development, incorporating a modern art style and various security features developed in PWPW’s laboratories.

The presentation focuses particularly on unique technologies including special watermarks, substrate coatings, and internally developed optical effect inks. It delves into printing techniques like offset, intaglio, and silkscreen, combined in various security features leveraging their safety against copying. Moreover, advanced features applied during personalization stages, such as laser-engraved microtexts, personalized latent images, and window effects, are explored, demonstrating PWPW’s commitment to innovative security solutions.

By showcasing these sophisticated security features, PWPW aims to ensure document integrity and thwart forgery attempts, inviting collaboration and emphasizing their dedication to excellence in security printing.

Central banks rightly demand that their banknote suppliers, and all players in the cash circulation cycle, play their part in improving sustainability.

This presentation will take you through the journey of a leading security feature supplier towards a greener future for banknotes, showing the concrete steps being taken, and quantifying the improvements being made.

According to the United Nations, Latin America will be one of the most affected regions of climate change. Therefore, the Paris Agreement has set the goal to reduce the global warming significantly to maximum 1.5 °C. Also Central Banks can contribute to reduce the impact of climate change with all the levers they have. 

But which ways are there to reduce the environmental impact of cash? And what exactly is a sustainable banknote? It all starts with the right choice of substrate – renewable, durable and secure, because a sustainable banknote is not only sustainable by a long durability. Also the amount of natural materials that regrow within a short period of time needs to be considered in order to decrease its environmental impact. 

And in the end? Fiber based banknotes can be decomposed and used as valuable raw material e.g. in the paper industry by Banknote Fiber Extraction. With this technology, central banks help saving tons of fresh resources while giving fully destroyed banknotes multiple further lives. And most important: it doesn\`t remain a plastic product which might end up as ocean plastic. 

Alexandra Peppmeier joined Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH in 2021 as Sustainability Engineer. In her role, she is responsible for G+D`s way forward to more sustainable products and processes, from the banknote production to the end of a banknote`s life by evaluating sustainable repurposing possibilities. She supports the production sites of Louisenthal as well as G+D`s printing works on their way to reduce carbon emissions, waste and water consumption.

Before joining G+D, Alexandra worked in the field of sustainable production in the pulp and paper industry.

Alexandra holds a master`s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Munich.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) confirmed that 2023 hit the highest global average temperature recorded since records began. It is estimated that the level of warming reached is unprecedented in 120,000 years. 

The environment is definitely changing, and the world is adjusting to climate change, adapting all processes to minimise the use of resources and maximise the efficiency of products and services.  

Cash is no exception to this reality. Thirty years ago, polymer banknotes burst onto the world stage and demonstrated the importance of durability in banknote substrates. Today, 30 years later and with billions of banknotes in circulation, we can take a look at the key factors that make a banknote efficient and how these factors directly impact the efficiency of the cash cycle. 

The presentation will walk the audience through the latest concept notes; designed with the state-of-the art security features from industry partners, printed, and made durable with environmentally friendly inks and paper coatings.

Radosław Śliwa is Banknote Product Manager at Polish Security Printing Works where he is responsible for developing company’s product offer and innovative partnerships within the banknote industry. Radosław joined PWPW in 2017 increasing its international presence effectively on international markets. He is a big fan of simple, functional, and visually attractive solutions. The committed PWPW’s team of professionals in the field of research, development, design, and production make his role enjoyable and the portfolio of successful implementations grows.

Identity documents require a secure solution to ensure the integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality of personal data, safeguarding against potential breaches and fraudulent activities.

In this presentation IDEMIA Smart Identity will delve into the criticality of securing an end-to-end value chain for issuing identity documents, covering:

\- ICAO recommendations across document issuance steps, illustrated with practical examples

\- The crucial role of government collaboration in enhancing security levels

\- Current trends and alternatives in physical document security

\- Integration of mobile identity solutions as complementary digital tool, including its role in travel authentication.

On 28 March 2022, the Republic of Slovenia began issuing new biometric ID cards, currently the most state-of-the-art technology in this field, which enable secure and reliable electronic identification and electronic signatures. It is a major step towards modern digitalised services in the Republic of Slovenia that are secure and reliable. The new Slovene ID card received the HSP Award for the Best New National ID Card 2023 for Europe, Africa and the Middle East at the HSP Conference in Abu Dhabi in March 2023.

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To combat counterfeiting and fraudulent attacks, physical identity documents must be protected by different security features at various levels, integrated with each other. These levels can be on the outside, covert and under forensic authentication; This means that they must be visual, tactile and structural. The internal layers of an identity document (whether ID cards or passports) must also effectively contribute to ensuring its integrity and authenticity.

Recently, counterfeit documents with fake operating systems, chips and inlays (containing RFID antenna) have been found. We know that forgery masterminds take advantage of all the weak points of a document. Currently, an inlay that does not provide any additional safety features is a potential weakness. Inlays must include security features and/or structural specifications that blend with other levels and harmoniously complement the overall design of the document. This presentation will illustrate different ways to protect an ID document from its core to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters.

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A fundamental difference !

Over the years, optically variable security features like security threads and foils have become the dominant authentication features for banknotes used by the public. Their effectiveness is strongly based on attracting the viewer’s attention.

Also in other industries like packaging vie for the viewer’s attention is aimed in order to increase the sales success of the respective product. Maximum visual and technological differentiation between optically variable security features and decorative products is therefore essential. The article demonstrates the fundamental human perception principles on which the arousal of attention is based and how optically variable effects based on the combination of micromirrors with color-changing technology attract maximum attention and lead to highly reliable counterfeit resilience.

As an independent supplier of high security threads and foils to the banknote industry, Hueck Folien presents its latest security thread 

feature OPTOMOVE® – a unique combination of a ColorSwitch™ effect with a strong and brilliant movement. The micro-optical moving 

elements are brilliantly visible from any viewing angle. Just recently on the Banknote Conference in May, Hueck Folien and IQ Structures 

celebrated the historic event of the moon landing with the new feature Nanoswitch™ to ring in a new era of security stripe solutions. 

Today, security threads are widely used on banknotes and integrated into almost all circulating denominations. In this presentation, we will analyze the existing thread market and tendencies to help you to choose a dedicated and appropriated thread for your banknote. 

You will also experience how we use our expertise on threads to develop brand new security features.  

We will present how we use of the latest technologies together with our thread capacity to propose fully customized solutions oriented to our customer. 

As an actor of the complete manufacturing chain, we will demonstrate our innovative solutions devoted to your premium threads. 

Hoy en día, los hilos de seguridad se utilizan ampliamente en los billetes de banco y se integran en casi todas las denominaciones en circulación. En esta presentación, analizaremos el mercado y las tendencias existentes en materia de hilos para ayudarle a elegir un hilo específico y adecuado para sus billetes. 

También experimentará cómo utilizamos nuestra experiencia en hilos para desarrollar nuevos elementos de seguridad.  

Presentaremos cómo utilizamos las últimas tecnologías junto con nuestra capacidad en hilos para proponer soluciones totalmente personalizadas orientadas a nuestros clientes. 

Como parte de la cadena completa de fabricación, demostraremos nuestras soluciones innovadoras dedicadas a sus hilos de alta calidad, y de ultima generación .

* Country Information (Suriname the greenest and most Carbon negative in the world)

* Security features of SRD 200 and 500

* What does sustainability mean to the Central Bank of Suriname

I will present the evolution of the identity document of Argentina starting from the DNI card machine reading card evolving to the digital format on the mobile and the electronic physical DNI and the entire associated digital services platform for digital identity in remote environments with image recognition, face biometrics and verifiable credentials

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In this presentation we will explore trends, challenges, and market expectations in the field of electronic ID documents: 

“Digital ID” and “Mobile ID” in the context of Government ID have become not only buzzwords, but also turn into real-life implementations. We will highlight the differences between Digital ID, Mobile ID and the electronic ID document, elaborating on pros and cons of each one.

Biometric cards with integrated fingerprint sensors are also a topic of interest not only for the banking sector, but also for a broader ID scope. There are various advantages of using fingerprints in authentication and access not only for end users, but also for organizations that want to authenticate their employees, suppliers or other third parties and give them access to restricted areas, networks or data. In our presentation, we will explore how biometric cards can prevent multiple risks associated with secure authentication. 

 Another topic gaining traction is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) which refers to cryptographic algorithms that aim to be efficiently secure against attacks performed by quantum computers. The industry is taking actions for early preparation, so that appropriate and commercially feasible solutions are available when post quantum computing become a reality. 

As the travel industry increasingly embraces the Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) concept, a critical challenge emerges: achieving global standardization amidst a complex web of regulatory frameworks. This presentation delves into the intricate landscape of international regulations and standards governing DTC. We aim to explore the multifaceted process of harmonizing DTC systems worldwide, addressing both the technical and legislative aspects. 

Key discussions will include an overview of existing international standards and protocols for digital identity and travel documents, and the role of major international bodies like the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) in shaping these standards. We will also analyse the challenges posed by diverse national regulations, data privacy laws, and security requirements, which can create barriers to the seamless integration of DTC systems across borders. 

The presentation will propose strategies to foster global cooperation and alignment in DTC implementation. By highlighting the importance of international collaboration and standardization, this presentation aims to provide a roadmap for the successful global implementation of DTC, paving the way for a more interconnected and efficient future in international travel. 

This paper examines the prospective advancements in passport technology over the coming twenty years, addressing pivotal issues.

Initially, it assesses the proliferation of portraits in current documents, questioning the practicality and limits of such security features. It delves into the challenges faced by border officers in verifying multiple personalized data points and the implications on document personalization time.

The discussion then shifts to integrating and combining human-only and machine-only verifiable features, especially in the context of increasingly automated border controls.

We will then consider the forthcoming dual issuance of a physical and a digital passport, either self-derived or issued by an Authority. How will the life cycle management take place, given that the validity of digital documents will be much shorter than a physical passport (in most cases at least)? How could the role of the chip evolve to support “phygital” issuance?

The final section scrutinizes the influence of Artificial Intelligence on passport design and security. It suggests leveraging data from reported fraud cases to enhance the sophistication of security features, aiming to increase fraud detection and prevention. The paper also covers the integration of AI in the initial design phase, ensuring compliance with established design rules and constraints.

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Intaglio printing creates unique graphic elements on a banknote and has been used for centuries. Although this printing method already achieves a remarkable degree of realism, efforts have been made to that the intaglio drawings are even more faithful to reality. Orell Füssli is proud to presentEscher®, a cutting-edge method that aligns the design and origin of intaglio with the latest advances in 3D digital design. The Escher® method converts any object into 3D digital intaglio designs. With Escher®Designers can quickly generate design variations, easily reposition an object or its
light source and apply backgrounds based on lighting and 3D modulation. The resulting 3D intaglio elements almost stand out from the banknote design. realism is extraordinary and the results meet the most demanding security printing standards. The alignment of intaglio design with the latest advances in 3D digital design provides realism
unmatched banknote design and an improved user experience for designers and issuing authorities.

La impresión calcográfica crea elementos gráficos únicos en un billete y se utiliza desde hace siglos. Aunque este método de impresión ya alcanza un notable grado de realismo, se han hecho esfuerzos para que los dibujos calcográficos sean aún más fieles a la realidad. Orell Füssli se enorgullece de presentar Escher®, un método de vanguardia que alinea el diseño y la originación de la calcografía con los últimos avances del diseño digital en 3D. El método Escher® convierte cualquier objeto en diseños calcográficos digitales en 3D. Con Escher®, los diseñadores pueden generar rápidamente variaciones de diseño, reposicionar fácilmente un objeto o su fuente de luz y aplicar fondos de seguridad en función de la iluminación y la modulación 3D. Los elementos calcográficos en 3D resultantes casi sobresalen del diseño del billete. El realismo es extraordinario y los resultados cumplen las normas de impresión de seguridad más exigentes.La alineación del diseño calcográfico con los últimos avances del diseño digital en 3D aporta un realismo inigualable al diseño del billete y una experiencia de usuario mejorada para los diseñadores y las autoridades emisoras.

With about 10 years of experience in the security printing industry, Mr. Michael Baur is responsible for the Spanish-speaking customers of Orell Füssli Ltd. Security Printing. Additionally, he is the Key Account Manager and the main point of contact for the Swiss National Bank. During his professional career Mr. Baur has been leading several projects in the field of banknotes.

Mr. Baur holds a Master’s degree in International Cultural and Business Studies combining business, economics, cultural studies and languages in one package.

When we are talking about security design trend we tend to think about esthetics. My presentation will not be about esthetics but rather about design as part of the security strategy. Today the protection of the secure documents is concentrating mainly on dynamic features as 1stlevel security features and much less on the security design as it is.

There are no new guilloche or micro-texts that can be a magic element of the security design but the existing applications
give a complexity to the design that is very, very difficult to forge.

On these bases we develop all necessary tools for the designers/users to be able to develop and plan the up to dated high security products.

The digital printing is developing very fast. The quality of the print is better and better. Without question will have a
share in the security printing, the question is where and in what format? My personal opinion is that in serialized or personalized security printing the digital printing will take over if we can understand clearly how to authenticate these products.

In my presentations I will give an overview of these developments.

Seprinto is committed to advancing printing expertise and fostering operational excellence within the industry through its Training, Apprenticeship, and Technical Support initiatives. The knowledge and proficiency of printing press instructors are critical to effective production with excellent print quality, minimal faults, and waste. To achieve this, Seprinto has developed its training program, “Seprinto Academy”, to provide printers and print managers with a comprehensive understanding of press processes and their operational context. Each course focuses on a specific topic and is led by experts covering various themes, such as inks, blankets, and machine settings. Our training philosophy emphasizes progressive learning, enabling participants to analyze the effects of different machine settings and printing materials while adhering to Bloom’s Taxonomy. The practical exercises on machine adjustments deepen understanding and proficiency.

An additional training type Seprinto offers is a structured apprenticeship program tailored to bridge the knowledge gap for new printers, providing holistic insights into printing press operations and focusing on the intricate nuances of security printing.

Seprinto’s commitment extends beyond training to encompass ongoing technical support, ensuring seamless production workflows and troubleshooting assistance. With a focus on operational efficiency and continuous improvement, Seprinto empowers printing professionals to navigate the complexities of modern printing technology with confidence and expertise. Our mission is to equip our trainees with the necessary skills to achieve operational excellence, drive productivity, and deliver outstanding results.

Giving you a general introduction to our latest acquisitions within the Banknote industry, IN Groupe’s Banknote Division will also present its neutral approach to effects and technologies by supplying each Central Bank with the products tailored to their needs from low to high denominations, on any substrate and with the aim to achieve the best possible efficiency.

The most predominant features are based on one or a combination of the following characteristics: vivid colour and colour shift, tilting elements, dynamic effects, or three-dimensional effects.

Based on its wide and unique technology platform, IN Groupe products offer all the expected optical characteristics available in form of patch, stripes, threads and/or inks and we will present to you some of our most cutting-edge security features.

The presentation will focus on how standardization may contribute to control measures and quality control of security documents, preventing the use of some features and techniques to simulate security features.

Regula as a manufacturer of forensic products will demonstrate examples of examining printing techniques in two questioned banknotes compared to a genuine one.

The slides will show images of banknote fragments captured with the help of a portable spectrometer-microscope which enables up to 300x onscreen magnification. The speaker will explain how the device can help to make a decision about the banknote authenticity and to understand whether the questioned banknotes were printed using the same printing plate or different.

You will hear about the portable spectrometer-microscope as a tool that can be used both in and out of the laboratory for analyzing color characteristics of inks used for printing banknotes. The device operates in both the visible and UV ranges.

Forgery and tampering of security documents is a crime of low public connotation, however, it is highly complex and has unimaginable consequences that affect all states at the national and international level. Likewise, we encounter physical documents that incorporate tangible security features perceptible by the regulatory authority, as well as by the general public who, for the most part, require nothing more than the senses, a magnifying glass, or UV light.

In the same vein, there are hybrid documents, those that are physical but incorporate a digital verification element into their structure, such as a quick response QR code, barcodes, among others.

On the other hand, in the last decade, documents that are 100% electronically issued have been incorporated into our daily lives, whether they are government-issued documents like those that certify that a person is authorized to drive a vehicle.

Are physical, hybrid, or digital documents more secure and easier to verify by police officers and the general public?

Should we migrate 100% to digital documents, or should we maintain physical security and hybrid documents in our current society?

For this reason, real cases will be presented to show the current reality of document forgery in the Republic of Chile and the problems faced by police officers day by day and the expert resolution in forensic laboratories for document analysis.

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La falsificación y adulteración de los documentos de seguridad es un delito de baja connotación pública, sin embargo, de alta complejidad y consecuencias inimaginables que afecta a todos los estados a nivel nacional e internacional. Así mismo, nos encontramos con documentos físicos que incorporan características de seguridad tangibles y perceptibles por la autoridad fiscalizadora, cómo, por el público en general que en gran parte no necesitan más que los sentidos, una lupa de magnificación o una luz U.V.

En el mismo orden de ideas, se encuentran los documentos híbridos, aquellos que son físicos pero que incorporan un elemento de verificación digital en su estructura, tales cómo, un código de respuesta rápida QR, código de barras, entre otros.

Por otra parte, en esta última década se han incorporado en nuestro diario vivir documentos 100% emitidos de forma electrónica, ya sea en documentos de emisión gubernamental como los que acreditan que una persona está autorizada para conducir un vehículo.

¿Son más seguros y fáciles de verificar los documentos físicos, híbridos o digitales por agentes policiales y público en general?

¿Debemos migrar 100% a los documentos digitales o debemos mantener los documentos físicos de seguridad e híbridos en nuestra sociedad actual?

Es por ello, que se darán a conocer casuística aplicada para mostrar la realidad actual de la falsificación documental en la República de Chile y las problemáticas que se ven enfrentados los funcionarios policiales día a día y la resolución pericial en los laboratorios forenses de análisis de documentos.

Previously known as the Hologram Image Register (HIR), the Security Image Register (HIR) is a secure registry of holographic images and other Optically Variable Devices (OVD), established by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) to safeguard copyright and underpin the use of holograms and OVDs in security printing. IHMA members register OVDs they produce on behalf of their customers – establishing a record of who makes it, when it was first made and who is using it, benefiting both the holder of the copyright in the OVD and its user.

The expansion of the register last year to include all OVDs is probably one of IHMA’s most significant projects in recent years. The initiative reflects the changing dynamics of the global hologram and the security printing industries. Holograms are increasingly being integrated with other OVDs to provide advanced anti-counterfeiting solutions, but they are only one of a number of different imaging technologies that offer various optically variable effects for document and product authentication.

The expanded register has introduced image registration to the full spectrum of optical security manufacturers. The key change is the inclusion of 13 optical technologies that now fall with a general OVD category in the Primary Visual Feature selection. The register is now available to all suppliers and users of OVDs and as a result IHMA membership is now open to all OVD suppliers.

This presentation will look at how the SIR has evolved, how it’s managed and what are its benefits and its value both for suppliers and issuers of security documents.