Why should a lecture be interesting? 

Estonia is not a country of miracles as it is often publicly presented and it had to get through the harsh initial phases of digitalization of Government too. It has accomplished acceptance of eID card in the commercial sector, however the most influential success factor were economic interests of the one single company. Slovakia, and also many other countries, does not have such advantage at its disposal, yet opportunities how to use eID card almost daily even for access to commercial services appear right now – in times when after 4 years we reached many positive objectives related to eID card. 

Identity smart card, also known as eID card, has been introduced in numerous countries across European continent, including Slovakia and Estonia – the showcase of Government digitalization.

In the Baltic country this happened already in 2002, while here in Slovakia 11 years later. After the years elapsed since then, we can observe common parallels and differences between the two countries, but what´s even more important, it is possible to identify success factors of eID cards in commercial sector as well as factors that stand in the way of such accomplishment. Adopted directives, regulations and action plans within the strategic vision of single digital market of European Union opens window of opportunities for penetration of eID into the commercial sphere. Electronic ID card could then offer also to commercial services providers the unexhausted potential with positive economic impacts and at the same time improve the perception of eID by citizens.

Is Estonian story really as perfect and simple as it may appear at first sight? What motivated commercial sector in Estonia to make their services available to consumers via national eID card? And what has Slovakia in common with the recognized leader of digitalization? What are truly the most valuable use cases for eID cards in the commerce? Does any conjunction of interests of citizens, commercial institutions and government exist at all?

Peter Handzus from the DXC Technology will answer these and also many other questions related to practical use of eID in the commercial world.

Why should a lecture be interesting? 

Estonia is not a country of miracles as it is often publicly presented and it had to get through the harsh initial phases of digitalization of Government too. It has accomplished acceptance of eID card in the commercial sector, however the most influential success factor were economic interests of the one single company. Slovakia, and also many other countries, does not have such advantage at its disposal, yet opportunities how to use eID card almost daily even for access to commercial services appear right now – in times when after 4 years we reached many positive objectives related to eID card. 

Identity smart card, also known as eID card, has been introduced in numerous countries across European continent, including Slovakia and Estonia – the showcase of Government digitalization.

In the Baltic country this happened already in 2002, while here in Slovakia 11 years later. After the years elapsed since then, we can observe common parallels and differences between the two countries, but what´s even more important, it is possible to identify success factors of eID cards in commercial sector as well as factors that stand in the way of such accomplishment. Adopted directives, regulations and action plans within the strategic vision of single digital market of European Union opens window of opportunities for penetration of eID into the commercial sphere. Electronic ID card could then offer also to commercial services providers the unexhausted potential with positive economic impacts and at the same time improve the perception of eID by citizens.

Is Estonian story really as perfect and simple as it may appear at first sight? What motivated commercial sector in Estonia to make their services available to consumers via national eID card? And what has Slovakia in common with the recognized leader of digitalization? What are truly the most valuable use cases for eID cards in the commerce? Does any conjunction of interests of citizens, commercial institutions and government exist at all?

Peter Handzus from the DXC Technology will answer these and also many other questions related to practical use of eID in the commercial world.

Have you seen the movie The Fifth Element? And do you remember the scene with actress Milla Jovovich (the movie character LeeLoo with orange hair) who shows a card with her photograph everywhere she wants to enter and saying only one word she has learned in the new world? "Multipass".
 
Yes, these science fiction scenes, where for the "all" would be sufficient only one identity card seemed to be amusing for us. An even bigger smile on our face we would have if  filmmakers would implement this evidence on the microSD card and this card would be inserted into the phone. And when they would have shown to you that in addition to the electronic identity card, you can have on the microSD card in mobile also electronic driving license, electronic vehicle registration, electronic health card and biometric passport, you would shook your head with incredulity saying that it is not safe and not possible. The story takes place in the future in the year 2263. It appears that the experts in HPE would surprised not only the film makers and already about 247 years earlier they would like to show you in which direction the development of electronic identification documents is progressing. What could bring the multipass solution to us, the citizens, and how it should be used in e-government services? If you are interested in technology background of Multipass concept, just come to listen to the presentation of Martin Mihalik who will be delighted to share with you the details of the solution.