FIDIS Summit Event: “The Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS) – Challenges and Opportunities”

The European Information Society (EIS) requires technologies which address trust and security yet also preserve the privacy of individuals. As the EIS develops, the increasingly digital representation of personal characteristics changes our ways of identifying individuals, and supplementary digital identities, e.g. virtual identities, are being created for security, profit, convenience or even for fun. These new identities are feeding back into the world of social and business affairs, offering a mix of plural identities and challenging traditional notions of identity. At the same time, European states manage identities in government in very different ways. For example, in Germany holding an ID card is mandatory for every adult, while in the UK state-issued ID cards do not exist.

The Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS) is a EU funded NoE (Network of Excellence) in the context of the 6. EU Framework Program (FP6), targeting various aspect with regard to digital identity, privacy, and beyond. The project itself started in 2004 with 24 partners in 13 EU countries (read more at www.fidis.net) and will finish middle of 2009. FIDIS objectives are (1) to analyze various concepts of identity, (2) to analyze current and future instruments for identity management from an interdisciplinary perspective, (3) to build up definitions, taxonomies and classification systems, and (4) to give advice to stakeholders in European governments, the economic sector and citizens.

As a multidisciplinary and multinational NoE FIDIS, appropriately, comprises different country research experiences with heterogeneous focuses, and integrates European expertise around a common set of activities. Research results are made accessible to European through studies and reports, academic journal publications, presentations, public lectures, position papers and press releases. FIDIS will accomplish ERA objectives by durably integrating the research implementation efforts, as well as the medium term target setting, and in the long run the strategic objective planning.

This event will present the results and achievements of FIDIS, covering topics such as:

• "Identity of Identity"
• Profiling
• Interoperability of IDs and ID management systems
• Forensic Implications
• Privacy and the legal-social content of identity
• HighTech ID

Mobility and Identity Details about the agenda and related materials can be found at http://www.fidis.net/press-events/2009-fidis-events/fidis-summit-event/.

The agenda of the FIDIS event can be found at http://www.fidis.net/press-events/2009-fidis-events/fidis-summit-event/agenda/