The Digital 5 Summit 2016
Alastair Treharne, Head of Identity Standards and Fraud Prevention, attended the Digital 5 summit 2016 in South Korea in November. In this blog post, he provides insight into a workshop he attended on identity assurance.
Guest post: GOV.UK Verify, OIX and the future of banking
GOV.UK Verify works with the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) to explore potential applications of digital identities around Europe in the private sector. In this guest post, Ewan Willars, Policy Director for the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), shares an insight into …
The basis of trust for EU identity assurance
GOV.UK Verify has a part to play in making online public services more efficient and more secure across the European Union. This blog post is part of our series discussing the EU approach to identity assurance and is for anyone …
The EU approach to identity assurance: an update
European Member States want people to be able to identify themselves online for digital services in other countries. This post is for anyone interested in keeping up-to-date with developments in this area. At the start of November the European Union …
Keeping up-to-date with the UN approach to digital identity
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) recently published a proposal for future work on the topic of digital identity. UNCITRAL brings together governments, academics, lawyers and industry bodies to develop legal instruments that support international trade. Given …
GOV.UK Verify and the UK vision for the EU’s digital economy
Four weeks ago Mike Bracken blogged about a vision for the EU's digital economy. Here's a little more about how that vision fits with the work we’re doing on GOV.UK Verify. The UK’s vision for digital work in Europe is based …
STORK: a practical way to access services across borders
European Union member states have been developing electronic identity (eID) schemes for some time now to allow citizens to access services safely and securely online. Many of these schemes are linked to national identity cards or schemes, whereas others involve working …
Identity assurance in the European Union
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Robin Walker and Sam Rea, Posted on:
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Industry and market engagement, Policy, Standards and certification
We wanted to share some of the work that we're doing to help make it possible for people to use GOV.UK Verify to identify themselves when accessing services in other European countries. The eIDAS Regulation European member states want people …
Digital Identity Summit
Last week, the GDS Identity Assurance Programme, as an acknowledged leader in the space, played host to government counterparts from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Japan, New Zealand and Sweden (sadly the United States were unable to join us due to the …