\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 05493851} \itemau{Drygajlo, Andrzej} \itemti{Biometrics for identity documents and smart cards: European perspective.} \itemso{Schouten, Ben (ed.) et al., Biometrics and identity management. First European workshop, BIOID 2008, Roskilde, Denmark, May 7--9, 2008. Revised selected papers. Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-540-89990-7/pbk). Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5372, 236-244 (2008).} \itemab Summary: With an increase in identity fraud and the emphasis on security, there is a growing and urgent need to efficiently identify humans both locally and remotely on a routine basis. The appearance of biometric identity documents such as passports, visas, national identity cards, drivers' licences and health insurance cards, has triggered a real need for reliable, user-friendly and widely acceptable automated reference mechanisms for checking the identity of an individual. This paper presents European perspective in advancing biometrics development as identified in the COST 2101 Action ``Biometrics for Identity Documents and Smart Cards''. The main objective of the Action is to investigate novel technologies for unsupervised multi-modal biometric authentication systems using a new generation of biometrics-enabled identity documents and smart cards, while exploring the added-value of these technologies for large-scale applications with respect to the European requirements in relation to storage, transmission and protection of personal data. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{} \itemli{doi:10.1007/978-3-540-89991-4\_25} \end