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Why does it take so long?

1 19 January 2016 2 comments

Bo Harald

Chairman/Founding member, board member

Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

E-id as a bank service has been in place for soon 20-years in Finland and it serves especially well the public sector where strong e-id is often needed - but with low usage intensity. This means that a separate tool is both expensive and difficult to remember for users.

Several other countries have taken the same route. But most have not - yet. Why is this self-evident costefficient shortcut to fast take-up of e-government so difficult? It is of course not a big business case for banks - but there should be a sense of responsibility. Or is it so that the public sector opposes private sector services? For very expensive ideological reasons?

Now is the time to speed up the e-society development and take the bold steps needed.

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Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions

21 January 2016

Why am I not surprised? I commented here about why a single, common e-ID is unlikely to find acceptance for different services requiring different authentication strengths, especially in nations with federal government structures. I doubt if time alone will drive greater adoption.

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Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

Author 23 January 2016

Nobody is suggesting a single common e-id - only the right to use what you have. And you do have e-banking (and can get the credentials even if you do not have an account) - so of course you should have the right to use it also when entering the public sector. Is this difficult to understand?

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Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions

23 January 2016

It's easy to understand why it's unlikely to work. Your post confirms that by asking why it's taking so long. I nevertheless gave my reasons here. Is that difficult to understand?

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Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

Author 24 January 2016

It is not that difficult - if you have a mission, vision and leadership.

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Bo Harald

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Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

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