Tools to support eGovernment and eBusiness in the Region

eID & e-Signature (PKI)in Mercosul

Brazil Argentina Uruguay Paraguay

Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia da Informação

Oficina Nacional de Tecnologías de Información

Agencia para el Desarrollo del

Gobierno de Gestión Electrónica y de la

Sociedad de la Información y del

Conocimiento

Ministerio de Industria y Comercio

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Problem

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The main Barriers for Information Society and Digital Economy

Development aren’t Technological

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

• Electronic Identification (eID);• Personal Data Protection;• Credit and Debit Cards (ePayment);• Delivery (Logistics);• Product and Services Quality;• Arbitration

These are the Secure Electronic Cross Boarder Transactions Basis to make the Interregional Electronic Trade happen.

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Solution

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Ability to exchange electronic documents and transactions,

interoperating e-signatures and e-identification for cross-border eBusiness and eGovernment services in Mercosul

Block

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Beginning

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Working Sub-Group 13 (SGT 13) focused in "Electronic Trade" in MERCOSUL

started writing the eID Regional Policies.

Cross Border e-Signatures Recognition

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

• MERCOSUR/GMC EXT./Resolution N# 34/06 - Orientation for the celebration of Mutual Recognition Agreements of Advanced Digital Signatures in MERCOSUL;

• MERCOSUR/GMC EXT./Resolution N# 37/06

- Recognition of the Legal Validity of Electronic Document, e-Signature and Advanced e-Signature in MERCOSUR.

Region Regulatory Framework(Joint Policy)

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

EU – Mercosul: Finacial Partnetship N#. 2006/18558

The Digital Mercosul Project

The European Union and the Mercosul Block (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) working together in order to

foster joint policies and strategies in the field of Information Society and to reduce

the Digital Divide and the Asymmetries related to ICTs in the region.

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

Budget: €9,6 million in 3 years

eID’s Areas of Investment in the Block •Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)•Time Stamp Infrastructure•Regulatory Framework

Budget: €2 million in PKI and Time Stamp

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

Digital Mercosul

Mutual Recognition FrameworkCross Border Recognition of e-Signatures

Two or more PKI Domains can establish Trust Relationships with each other. In this case they can build a bigger Domain through “super

Certificate Authorities (CA)”:Unifier CA, Bridge CA or issuing Cross Certificates between the Root CAs

Block’s main driver:Do not build a Regional (Supranational) CA in order to

maintain National CAs’ empowerment to enforce local prerequisites (such as the security ones)

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

Digital Mercosul

5 possible technical Solutions:

• Unifier CA or Hierarchic Model• Bridge CA• Validation Authority• Cross Certification• Trust CA Model

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

The Chosen Solution

Trust CA ModelUnifying:•Certificates Profiles;•Hardware Profiles;•Signatures Standards;•Certificate Authorities Auditing Procedures

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

Respecting Countries Sovereignties

The Future(near)

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

Electronic Government + Electronic Trade=

Digital Economy

evolving to theDIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

eID

eID – e-Signature in Mercosul

eID – Digital Citzenship Life Cycle

Born

Citizen IDPassport

Election / Vote ID

MarriageProfessional ID

Death

eID – Digital Economy Life Cycle

Real StateNotaries Protest

ContractsFinancial

Operations

Currency Exchange

Goods

The Future(far, but not so much)

The Future of e-Signature

Macro & Micro Trends

New Paradigms

New Business Models

Emerging Technologies

Micro Localization

Social Network

VoIP

RFID

Tablet PC

Web ServicesGrid Computing 4G

WirelessSmartPhone

High Speed BroadBand

IP TV

Wikis

Digital Convergence

Voice Recognition

Semantic Web

Instant Messaging

Electronic Document

Blogs

Twitter

Micro e-CommerceUbiquous Access

Micro Payment

CloudComputing

Micro Services

Paperless GovernmentDigital ID

The Future of e-Signature

from e-Commerce to Micro e-Commerce

Where the Electronic Fraud Prevention is more expensive than the product and service itself

New Services andNew Business Models

eID – e-Signature in the CloudMicro e-Commerce

Micro Content

Micro Services

eID

Time Stamp

Digital Docs Repositories

Micro Payments

Thank you

Gerson Rolimmailto:gerson.rolim@camara-e.net Cel: (55-11) 8572-5577 Executive DirectorBrazilian e-Commerce Chamberwww.camara-e.net Blog: gersonrolim.blogspot.comTwitter: twitter.com/gersonrolim

Brazil´s CoordinatorDigital Mercosul Projectwww.mercosuldigital.orgBlog: mercosuldigital.blogspot.com Twitter: twitter.com/mercosuldigital