The UK Border Agency has signed a three-year contract with IBM to run its immigration control system.
The tech giant will develop and design the systems for the Immigration Case Work (ICW) programme, which processes applications for visas and immigration. The ICW is part of a plan to roll out an electronic case working system, backed up by information management, in order to streamline applications under the new point-based system.
Matthew Coats, head of immigration at UKBA, claimed: "The ICW programme is integral to our work as we carry out the biggest shake up of the immigration system for a generation."
IBM has previously worked with the government on Project Semaphore, which is part of the e-borders programme.
The contract's worth was not disclosed, but it can be extended for an additional four years.
The UKBA was in the news last month regarding the roll-out of identity cards to foreign nationals applying to stay in the UK click here to read our feature about that programme.
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