E-identification technologies for e-government interoperability in the EU. (28th January 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pimenidis, Elias; Savvas, Ioannis
• Is Part Of: International journal of electronic security and digital forensics. Volume 1:Number 2(2007)
• Page Start: 169
• Page End: 179
• Publication Date: 2008-01-28
• Subjects: e-identification -- digital identities -- e-government -- interoperability -- digital identity technologies -- citizen card -- EU digital identification initiatives -- European Union -- electronic government -- authentication -- authorisation -- electronic security; Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computer crimes -- Investigation -- Periodicals; Computer security -- Periodicals; Electronic commerce -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; Information warfare -- Periodicals; 005.805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-911X

Abstract

The EU commission has set the Pan-European Interoperability of secure authentication and authorisation systems for access to e-government services as a priority target for 2010. To this effect a large number of EU member states have implemented e-identification schemes. These are at varying stages of completion and use a range of technologies. All of them though aim at meeting the above target for interoperability while at the same time securing their home e-government services thus making them more attractive to their citizens. The number of states reviewed here and the state of the technologies used is not exhaustive but provides a good representation across the EU. This work is ongoing as are the initiatives and pilot schemes studied here.