The e 3e-PASS Smart Clearance System at Songshan Airport
The “3e PASS” smart clearance system, developed and built by MiTAC Information Technology, was launched at Songshan Airport on March 24 this year, allowing passengers to seamlessly complete all clearance processes in a self-service manner, without the need to go through manual checks by aviation security and other control personnel. If the trial run is successful, it will be extended to all domestic airports and ports.
The “3e PASS” smart clearance system consists of three checkpoints in the passenger clearance process. At the first checkpoint, passengers can go through the e-Check system, a three-in-one identification check, to check their passports, boarding passes, and faces in just 12 seconds, replacing the original manual security check. The second checkpoint is through the National Immigration Agency’s e-Gate system for exit inspection. Passengers can only be cleared automatically after completing the automatic clearance application registration. It can be completed in 10 seconds. The third checkpoint is the e-Board system. Passengers only need to present their boarding pass to replace the original manual check by the airline. They can board the plane within 5 seconds. The e-Check system is the world’s first customs clearance system that combines temperature sensing. When a passenger’s body temperature exceeds 37.50 degrees Celsius, he or she will be denied access to the control area, aiding the pandemic investigation. It also changes the language based on the passport’s nationality, which is currently available in Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean.
According to the CAA, the “3e PASS” smart clearance system not only eliminates personnel contact during clearance and improves inspection security, but also saves manpower and time and increases clearance efficiency. Since the trial is voluntary, passengers have the option of creating their own e-CHECK ID. The entered personal information will be deleted automatically one hour after boarding, so there is no risk of leakage.
MiTAC Puts Down Deep Roots in the Field of IDaaS
Both IATA’s One ID and ICAO’s TRIP programs are based on the IDaaS (Identity-as-a-Service) concept. In the Internet of Things era, identity authentication is a crucial process. However, because there are so many different authentication scenarios, both setting up the identification system and maintaining it later on are very difficult and expensive tasks. As data volumes increase, identity management complexity also rises, pushing the limits of the conventional authentication system. IDaaS is a “single sign-on, joint verification” service framework that unifies all intricate authentication procedures onto a single platform, allowing users and passengers to use their identities in a variety of authentication settings and destroying the isolated island of data.
In the field of IDaas, MiTAC Information Technology has extensive experience, including the E-Gate system, which has been in development since 2011, the Advance Passenger Processing System (APP-OUT), developed in 2012, the Entry Advance Passenger Processing System (APP-IN), built in 2017, and the most recent “3e PASS” smart clearance system, built in 2021. From hardware construction and software development to system interface and integration, it has assisted airports and ports in smartening projects for many years, allowing Taiwan to connect to the rest of the world.
