Smartcards - e-perspective and Vision Cllr. David Hopkins Member e-champion Milton Keynes Council

So what?... Secure / authenticity Purchase Convenience and speed Proof of entitlement Cross public/private sector use …..all to nationally agreed standards / infrastructure

So Far…Pathfinders and National Projects tourism leisure parking library use fare concessions and others school meals e-transaction authentication …. and age-limited counter sales

So soon…there will be.. Health - 4 Pillars Connexions ‘rewards and loyalty’ (‘citizen’ profiling) E-democracy and voting Pensions entitlement Passport Office Driving licence ‘Entitlements’ Care entitlement and records…... and ID

The Headlines So internationally smartcards are... ‘Government Issues Smartcards to Citizens Malaysia has begun issuing a national multi-purpose smartcard, believed to be a world first, that will contain the holder’s identity, driving license and passport information and also have e-cash capability. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi described the introduction of the government multi-purpose card (GMPC) as “historic” and said that it would eventually realize a government -led plan to go completely paperless’ source: KableNet

So little faith…. Tracking? Monitoring? Time Stamping? What is the Government Up To? source: Internet Site

So there you go... ‘ID card doubts for e-Envoy 31 October 2002 The man in charge of e-government in the UK is sceptical about the idea of a universal ID card Andrew Pinder, the Government’s e-Envoy, is not holding out much hope that the UK will move to a universal ID card. Speaking at the Government Computing European e-Government conference in Brussels on 31 October 2002 Pinder ruled out an ID card as part of the drive towards e-voting, and doubted whether it would come into existence at all.’ source: KableNet

So far away... ‘Oman on the cards 25 October 2002 The Sultanate is planning to introduce biometric citizen ID cards by the end of next year The Sultanate of Oman is to adopt smart citizen identity cards by the end of 2003, it was announced on 24 October According to Gemplus International, the French company contracted to supply the technology, this will make Oman the first country in the Middle East to adopt such a solution. The system will utilise open Java Card technology, in order to accommodate future e-government applications. The ID cards will include a biometric recognition function and will be checked by portable terminals and automatic electronic validation. The first plans for the cards are to use them for driver’s licenses and border control applications. Other applications, such as the inclusion of emergency medical data, will be added later’ source: KableNet

So Hungary... ‘Hungary for e-services 23 October 2002 Ministers in the Hungarian Government have bold plans to set up a smart card infrastructure to help develop the country’s e-services The Hungarian Government is preparing to launch a range of initiatives aimed at developing local e-services in a ministerial agreement announced on 21 October 2002.’

So that’s all folks... Cllr. David Hopkins