{"id":942,"date":"2024-03-15T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2024\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:06:40","slug":"zetes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/zetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zetes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"  ><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: transparent;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;opacity: 0; transform: translate(-45px, 0); transition-duration: 750ms;\" data-x-element=\"column\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:true}\"  data-fade=\"true\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 5px 0 0 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail\"  src=\"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Zetes-600x400-1.gif\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-regular x-btn-block\"  href=\"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/partners\/\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon mvn mln mrs x-icon-hand-o-right\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf0a4;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Back to Partners<\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;opacity: 0; transform: translate(45px, 0); transition-duration: 750ms;\" data-x-element=\"column\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:true}\"  data-fade=\"true\"><div class=\"x-text cs-ta-justify\"  ><p>Zetes is a Solution Integrator specialising in Supply Chain Optimisation and Identity Solutions.\u00a0<br \/>\nFounded in 1984, Zetes is headquartered in Belgium and has more than 1,300 employees in 22 countries across EMEA. In 2017, Zetes became a subsidiary of the Panasonic Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>Goods ID Division<\/strong>\u00a0helps companies achieve agility, visibility and traceability across their connected supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0<strong>People ID Division<\/strong>\u00a0helps Governments enhance their services to their population and country in the frame of\u00a0<strong>Legal Identity<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Mobile ID<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Border Control<\/strong>. These solutions aim to improve governance, public policy, and people\u2019s lives through efficient identity management (offline and online) and to secure the traveller\u2019s journey every step of the way.<\/p>\n<p>Zetes&#8217; Milestones in Identity Solutions<br \/>\nCutting-edge solutions at the service of governments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2002:<\/strong>\u00a0With the\u00a0<strong>Belgian eID project<\/strong>, Zetes was one of the first companies in the world to issue official eID cards to citizens. Since then, Zetes remained the Belgian government\u2019s partner for the issuance of secure identities, securing contracts for\u00a0<strong>ePassports<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>driver<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s licenses<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>residence permits<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>diplomatic cards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2005:<\/strong>\u00a0Zetes was the first company to deploy a large-scale\u00a0<strong>biometric population enrolment campaign<\/strong>\u00a0on the\u00a0<strong>African continent<\/strong>. Among many other similar projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2008:<\/strong>\u00a0Successfully began operating the\u00a0<strong>Ivorian ePassport concession<\/strong>, ensuring secure identity issuance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2017:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Zetes became a\u00a0<strong>Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP)<\/strong>, delivering Trust Services to the private sector.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2020:<\/strong>\u00a0Established the\u00a0<strong>Federal Kingdom of Belgium<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s own QTSP,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>operating under\u00a0<strong>PPP\/BOT<\/strong>\u00a0type of agreement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Police and Border Guard Board of Estonia awarded the\u00a0<strong>Citizen PKI tendering<\/strong>\u00a0procedure to Zetes. Zetes established a local branch and is now in the process of implementing\u00a0<strong>Zetes Estonia<\/strong>\u00a0as an Estonian QTSP to start issuing certificates by the end of 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Shaping the Future of Digital Identity<br \/>\nAs part of EU Regulation eIDAS v.2, Zetes is also playing a key role in implementing critical components of the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Belgian Digital Identity Wallet (DIW)<\/strong>, reinforcing its position as a leader in secure identity solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Website &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/peopleid.zetes.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peopleid.zetes.com\/en<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":940,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zetes - 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