Getting to grips with mobile electronic ID

Dave Birch from Consult Hyperion will be taking part in the "Getting to grips with mobile electronic ID" panel session at the EEMA eID Interoperability seminar in Brussels on 17th March 2009. You can register for the seminar at the EEMA web site.

Now in its 4th year, the European e-ID Interoperability Conference acts as a neutral forum where industry and administrations can address specific areas of importance in the digital identity arena. It also facilitates the exchange of ideas amongst delegates who want to learn and build upon their knowledge in a relaxed, constructive environment.

The conference will examine how the cross border electronic identity (e-ID) large scale pilots (LSPs) and National schemes are progressing and the implications for governments, administrations, businesses and the citizen alike. It will focus on key subject areas such as those listed below:

• STORK – PEPPOL – epSOS – Objectives, Current position and Interworking together
• Examples of how countries and businesses are rolling-out their e-ID schemes
• Discovering the key legal, data protection and privacy implications
• The technical issues and solutions (additionally the future use of RFID & NFC applications)
• The latest strategies for maximising the security of e-ID (including two-factor authentication)
• The cross border interoperability challenges and their possible solutions
• Applications and solutions driven by national e-ID card implementations
• Mobile applications

Over 15 million smartcards for citizens are currently in use in Belgium, providing secure access and authentication for a full range of public and private services – from online income tax returns, to health services, to securing chat room use for teenagers. As one of the pioneers of e-ID cards in Europe, Belgium is again the ideal venue for the European e-ID Interoperability Conference. It will give those individuals or businesses involved in the implementation of e-ID projects, as well as those that will be impacted by such schemes, a chance to exchange experiences as well as discover how the strategic issues – as well as the underlying technologies – have evolved over the past year. An interoperable solution across all European nations is crucial; however there are obstacles which include: relatively centralized and often proprietary architectures; fragmented responsibilities and difficult collaboration, nationally developed digital modernisation programs and a wide range of ID and exchange security methods. Therefore, e-Services interoperability must be based on a general framework agreed upon by all Members states and the protection of the fundamental freedom of citizens and their personal data. It covers the legal, organizational and semantic aspects, as well as trust, security and technical framework. In conjunction with the conference will be an exhibition of some of the leading identity management and security vendors, who will be on hand to demonstrate the industry's latest technological advances. The conference typically attracts 120 attendees from business, public sector and government from countries throughout Europe and also further a field. In 2008 participating organisations came from 17 countries, including 30% from Government/public sector, 20% from user organisations included Motorola, Total, KPMG, Siemens, Visa International, European Commission, Euroclear Bank and the UK HM Revenue and Customs. We hope you will join in the debate on European e-ID implementations.

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