Yearly Archives: 2017

 Over the past 12 months, our community of digital identity solutions and services experts and enthusiasts grew larger and stronger than ever. We’re proud to bring diverse individuals and organizations together to collaborate and advance digital identity. Our work throughout the year has focused on making strides in interoperability, innovation, and outreach for digital identification solutions.

“We’re collaborating to reach digital Canada and that goal makes digital ID even more desperately needed,” says Joni Brennan, President of the DIACC. “DIACC membership growth is a good indication of value in terms of the insights we’re delivering and who’s participating.”

As we reflect on our proudest accomplishments over the past year, we are excited to start 2018 with even more strategic understanding of what’s possible and what’s critical as we move toward an ecosystem of digital ID solutions and services that respect Canadians while unlocking the benefits of the digital economy.

2017 Key Accomplishments and Insights

1. Driving Industry Impact

   Innovation Paper: Digital ID and Authentication for Civic Engagement

In collaboration with Placespeak, we published an Innovation Paper on Digital ID and Authentication for Civic Engagement. This case study helped raise the need for anonymous

authentication for digital citizen engagement. Anonymous authentication is the process by which a user is authenticated but, unless explicit permission is granted, the service and provider they are interacting with cannot access their identity.

The ability to confirm a person’s geographic location without identification is crucial for governments seeking reliable information to drive insightful policy development. This Innovation Paper illustrated the essential and exciting opportunities that digital identity can produce to enhance democracy in a digital world.

Key Insight:

DIACC members gain value through Innovation Papers by working with us to raise visibility on specific issues and industry use cases while linking research, trends, and member services. Together we build a more robust understanding of the implications of a truly interoperable digital identity and illuminate broader possibilities in the Canadian landscape.

Have an idea for an Innovation Paper? Share your idea!

2. Exploring New Technology Applications

   Proof of Concept: Blockchain for Corporate Registries

The Proof of Concept: Making the Blockchain Work for Corporate Registries enabled the Province of British Columbia and IBM to collaborate to better understand blockchain technology and specifically, viability of the Hyperledger standard. The multi stakeholder team established a narrow scope and strong foundational question before convening for an intensive workshop. They asked: Can blockchain provide value in the world of corporate registries and what might it look like in practice?

They discovered that it’s difficult for corporate registries to share, access, and view data because each registry has different technologies and policies in place.Through the Proof of Concept, participants recognized that blockchain and Hyperledger can solve this issue by allowing disparate systems (in this case, registries) to speak to each other without having to change legacy systems or harmonize policies. They created an open source solution that enables provinces to evolve at their own discretion and pace, while taking advantage of the benefits of data visibility across registries.

Key Insight:

Application-focused exercises that use new technologies provide DIACC member value by amplifying resources to test viability and unlock significant learnings. The Proof of Concept has been picked up across Canada and by analysts in Europe, including KuppingerCole,who noted the scalability and applicability of this use of blockchain for registries around the world.

What Proof of Concept would you like to see in 2018? Let us know!

3. Collaborative Co-Creation

   Digital ID Design Challenge: Electronic State of Title Certificates

The Digital Identity Design Challenge: eSTC was our first Digital Identity Design Challenge (DIDC) and it was a great success. DIACC partnered with IdentityNORTH, Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA), and Blockchain at UBC to craft a challenge specific to the real estate market. The LTSA wanted to explore how the intersection of blockchain and identity could help with access to electronic state of title certificates.

DIACC was thrilled to engage people from inside and outside of the typical digital identity community to connect knowledge and highlight new approaches. The contest piqued the interest of students and entrepreneurs from Canada, China, and Europe. Judgement criteria was set for three industry experts and the IdentityNORTH Western Forum audience to cast their votes and select a winner. In the end, Noah Bouma, a first year student at University of Calgary, won for his user-friendly, thoughtful, and framework-driven solution.

Key Insight:

The collaboration from beginning to end of the Digital ID Design Challenge delivered market research while creating new connections across industries and sectors. The DIDC delivered value to business, government, and citizen-consumers through targeted resource sharing and the benefits were reflected by the enthusiastic community participation.

Would you like to propose, mentor, or judge a DIACC DIDC? Get in touch!

Moving Forward Together: 2018 Leaders take the Lead

The DIACC is committed to creating even more opportunities for members to share their vision, progress, and expertise to make an impact. As the world defines the role that digital identity can play in every facet of our lives, Canada can emerge as a leader. To drive this change, we’re launching two new committee forums in 2018. The Innovation Expert Committee and Outreach Expert Committee will connect members to advance the profile of digital identity in Canadian tech innovation and digital policy development.

“Blockchain, tokenization, and other technologies are driving a new phase in digital identity innovation that asks: What do networks for identity look like, and how will they be secure, privacy-respecting, and convenient for Canadians – in terms of the technologies used and in terms of transparent governance?”  Brennan says of digital identity trends that will shape 2018. “It’s an exciting evolution in how we solve digital identity for persons, organizations, and the relationships that matter in between.”

Over the past year, our members have recognized the importance of digital identity, not only for its economic value, but for the incredible societal enrichment it can drive. At the DIACC, we amplify messages, ideas, and interoperability guidance to realize functionality, enable implementation, and leave room to innovate. By working together, we’re excited to continue generating new opportunities and insights that support Canadian principled digital identity innovation and leadership with the world.

This week Joni Brennan, our DIACC President, will be sharing “Canada’s Identity Story” with leaders from around the world at the European Identity Conference held in Munich Germany at the 11th annual European Identity Conference (EIC). The abstract of Joni’s May 10th keynote speech is below.  DIACC is proud to share Canada’s story with the world!

Accelerating Canada’s Digital ID Ecosystem Toward a More Trusted Global Digital Economy

Around the world, governments and industries are developing trust frameworks to enable trust worthy digital transactions. The development of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF) is a collaborative approach of the public and private sectors to accelerate Canada’s digital id and authentication ecosystem in the context of the global digital economy.

The PCTF is developed as a collaborative effort of the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) and the Joint Councils of Canada Identity Management Subcommittee to enable Canada’s full and secure participation in the global digital economy through economic sector innovation and the enablement of modernized digital service delivery.

To meet the demands of the digital transformation, innovative and market driven collaboration is critical to test concepts for viability and to demystify emerging technologies. To address these opportunities, the DIACC develops white papers, proof of concepts, and applied research to inform decision makers from business, legal, and technical audiences on topics including remote identity proofing and blockchain for consumer identity.

Created as a result of the federal government’s Task Force for the Payments System Review, the DIACC is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector leaders committed to developing a Canadian digital identification and authentication framework to enable Canada’s full and secure participation the global digital economy. DIACC members include representatives from both the federal and provincial levels of government as well as private sector leaders.

The Government’s Innovation Agenda Success Depends Upon Digital ID and Authentication

Digital ID and authentication are the rails upon which the digital economy runs. With the government’s announcement of an increased focus on innovation and digital government, the need for a secure, privacy-enhancing pan-Canadian digital id and authentication framework is more critical than ever.

While many people do not think about it, secure and trusted digital id and authentication are critical to achieving much of the government’s innovation vision. Everything from personal identification to register for programs and receive benefits, to the authentication of corporations for international trade and financing – digital ID and authentication are essential to a safe, secure, and accountable digital economy.

We are encouraged by the government’s announcement of increased investments in Canadian innovation, particularly in supporting technologies that enable all Canadians to access and benefit from the global digital economy, including the expansion of digital government initiatives.

We look forward to continuing to work with the Canadian government – and all government and private sector partners, to build a digital id and authentication framework that enables Canada to achieve its potential as a global leader in innovation and technology.

– Joni Brennan
President, DIACC

About the DIACC

About the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC)

Created as a result of the federal government’s Task Force for the Payments System Review, the DIACC is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector leaders committed to developing a Canadian digital identification and authentication framework to enable Canada’s full and secure participation the global digital economy. DIACC members include representatives from both the federal and provincial levels of government as well as private sector leaders.

The DIACC’s objective is to unlock societal and economic opportunities for Canadian consumers, and businesses by providing the framework to develop a robust, secure, scalable and privacy enhancing digital identification and authentication ecosystem that will decrease costs for governments, consumers, and business while improving service delivery and driving GDP growth.

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Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada obtient une subvention internationale pour développer la gestion, la sécurité et la confidentialité de l’identité en nuage

Ce financement vise à soutenir la recherche et le développement de nouvelles solutions en nuage – basées sur les valeurs canadiennes – afin de protéger les identités numériques et de forger l’économie numérique du Canada

TORONTO, mardi le 14 février 2017 – Le Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC), une coalition sans but lucratif de chefs de file des secteurs public et privé ayant pour vocation de développer un cadre canadien d’identification et d’authentification numériques, a annoncé aujourd’hui une nouvelle initiative de recherche appliquée, menée avec la collaboration de la société canadienne SecureKey Technologies, en vue de concevoir un écosystème de l’identité en nuage.

L’initiative, qui pourrait coûter jusqu’à 800 000 $, est le fruit d’une collaboration entre le DIACC et le Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analytics (CCICADA), un centre d’excellence en recherche de l’Université Rutgers financé par la Direction de la science et technologie du U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

« Le DIACC contribue à promouvoir l’innovation au Canada – au profit du monde entier – en catalysant la recherche innovatrice sur l’identité et l’authentification numériques, a déclaré Joni Brennan, présidente, DIACC. En cherchant avant tout à appliquer les valeurs canadiennes que sont le respect de la vie privée, la sécurité et la transparence au développement de l’écosystème mondial de l’identité numérique, le DIACC fait en sorte que le Canada soit un leader pour ce qui est de façonner l’économie numérique mondiale. Si le Canada compte saisir l’occasion qu’offre l’économie numérique, nous devons investir ensemble dans l’identité et l’authentification numériques – les rails de l’économie numérique.

Tirant parti des architectures de réseau distribuées (chaîne de blocs) modernes, l’écosystème de l’identité en nuage donnera aux entreprises, aux consommateurs, aux gouvernements et aux membres de la société civile du Canada les outils dont ils ont besoin pour gérer d’une façon sécuritaire les identités et les actifs numériques. L’écosystème sera bâti à l’intérieur d’un cadre qui protège et promeut les valeurs et les perspectives canadiennes, en appliquant les 10 principes adoptés par le DIACC, selon lesquels un écosystème de l’identité numérique de confiance doit :

1. Être robuste, sûr et adaptable
2. Instaurer, protéger et améliorer la protection intégrée de la vie privée
3. Être inclusif, ouvert et adapté aux besoins généraux des parties prenantes
4. Avoir une gouvernance et un fonctionnement transparents
5. Offrir choix, contrôle et commodité
6. Être construit sur des protocoles basés sur des normes ouvertes
7. Permettre une interopérabilité avec les normes internationales
8. Être économique et ouvert à la concurrence du marché
9. Pouvoir être évalué et vérifié d’une façon indépendante, et être assujetti à l’application de la loi
10. Réduire le transfert de données entre les sources autorisées et ne pas créer de nouvelles bases de données d’identification

« SecureKey est parfaitement déterminée à développer un écosystème en nuage national qui accorde la priorité aux consommateurs et qui accroît leur sécurité et leur confidentialité numériques, a indiqué Andre Boysen, chef de l’identité de SecureKey. Ce financement sera essentiel pour que cet engagement demeure une réalité, en faisant en sorte que les consommateurs aient accès à une protection numérique sûre. »

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À propos du Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada

Fruit du groupe de travail sur l’examen des systèmes de paiement mis sur pied par le gouvernement fédéral, le Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) est une coalition sans but lucratif de leaders des secteurs public et privé qui a pour vocation de développer un cadre canadien d’identification et d’authentification numériques afin de permettre au Canada de participer pleinement et en toute sécurité à l’économie numérique mondiale. Les membres du DIACC comprennent des représentants des gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux ainsi que des chefs de file du secteur privé.

Le DIACC a pour objectif d’offrir des débouchés économiques aux consommateurs et aux entreprises du Canada en fournissant le cadre voulu pour développer un écosystème d’identification et d’authentification numériques à la fois robuste, sécuritaire, évolutif et plus confidentiel, qui va réduire les coûts des gouvernements, des consommateurs et des entreprises tout en favorisant la croissance du PIB. Pour atteindre cet objectif, le DIACC collabore avec des partenaires – au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde – afin de catalyser les investissements et les collaborations liés à l’identité et l’authentification numériques. Pour en savoir davantage, visitez www.diacc.ca ou suivez-nous sur twitter @mydiacc

À propos du Command, Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis

Le Command, Control and Interoperability Center for Advanced Data Analysis (CCICADA) est un centre d’excellence universitaire du U.S. Department of Homeland Security qui utilise des analyses de données et des systèmes avancés pour s’attaquer aux menaces naturelles et humaines contre la sécurité et la sûreté des Américains. Le travail du CCICADA est accompli par des chercheurs et des étudiants de 17 institutions partenaires. L’Université d’État Rutgers du New Jersey est le principal partenaire. Le directeur du CCICADA est le Dr Fred Roberts, professeur de mathématiques à Rutgers.

À propos de SecureKey Technologies

SecureKey est un fournisseur d’identité et d’authentification de premier plan, qui simplifie l’accès des consommateurs aux services et aux applications en ligne. SecureKey crée un réseau d’identité et d’authentification de prochaine génération, qui protège davantage la vie privée en offrant aux gens un accès pratique à des services en ligne essentiels grâce aux identifiants numériques qu’ils possèdent déjà et auxquels ils font confiance. SecureKey a son siège social à Toronto et des bureaux à Boston et à San Francisco. Pour plus de renseignements, visitez www.securekey.com.

Renseignements :

Krista Pawley

Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada

Kpawley@diacc.ca

416-270-9987