You are referring to an announcement made in 2008 regarding a 10-year electronic passport which will be available by the end of 2011. We do however need to carry out due diligence, because there is the procurement aspect that needs to be addressed as well as a "contracting" aspect, and it must be done diligently.
Preliminary work has begun, and we are confident that we will be able to make the electronic passport available by the end of 2011.