Eurosmart is more than ever committed to
give its contribution to the definition
of a Roadmap on eID and to promote the need
of common standards and the use of Citizen
Cards in Europe.
During the eGovernement Conference on 10
February in Vienna, Mrs Viviane Reding,
Commissioner for Information Society and
media, underlined the lack of interoperability
between public sectors electronic identification
and authentication systems in Europe. Eurosmart
believes that smart card is the adequate
instrument to ensure both strong authentication
and a secure and convenient access to eServices
to all Europeans.
Eurosmart
General Assembly will take place
on April 20th 2006 in Brussels
in the prestigious Musée des Instruments
de Musique (MIM), an Art-deco style building
close to the historic center of Brussels.
The Smart Card Industry will deliver
its 2005 figures and forecast for 2006,
and elect its new Chairman
to succeed Olivier Piou, CEO of Axalto.
The new chairman will have the opportunity
to expose the prospects and the future challenges
of the smart card industry in a press conference.
Our
guest speaker Prof. Dr. Reinhard
Posch, Federal Chief Information
Officer of the Austrian Chancellery and
chairman of the eID Roadmap workshop for
the European Commission, will give a presentation
on eID and eGovernment issues in Europe.
A closing cocktail will follow in the Restaurant
of the MIM.
Eurosmart participates to the Payment
Systems Market Group meeting organised
on 17 March in Brussels
by the European Commission
following the SEPA Incentives document (Single
Euro Payment Area). The paper explores ways
of support of the industry to meet the aim
of the regulation in Europe for card payment
2010 (interoperability of the infrastructure,
common standards, and security levels).
The International Security Certification Initiativeis led by EUROSMART
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is partner of Smart Cards Trends, the
Newsletter dedicated to smart card and
smart objects. Every month, headlines
available on eurosmart web site.
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To all new and current
users of our site, in case you missed important
information about EUROSMART activities
European conference devoted to the practical,
technical and behavioural challenges of
combining ID and card technologies.
CardEx, 6-8 May 2006, Cairo International
Convention Centre, Cairo
With
the explosion of data delivery and service
models, the need for enhanced security
becomes a must. The Middle-East and Africa
Exhibition and Conference will show the
latest technologies in the fields of Smart
Card Technology, ID Solutions and Networks.
> International
Smart Cards Association Network - ISCAN
ISCAN
Catherine Johnston, chairwoman of the association,
had invited newcomers and guest speakers,
the Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum (Australia,
New Zealand) SmartEX Association and Kevin
Gillick, Chairman of Global Platform.
www.iscan.ca is the web portal for smart
card associations around the world and important
events and information about the industry
will regularly be posted. A members area
is also available to exchange valuable documents
on technical or political issues –
a new logo is adopted.
Eurosmart is more than ever committed to
give its contribution to the definition
of a Roadmap on eID and to promote the need
of common standards and the use of Citizen
Cards in Europe. 
Eurosmart
General Assembly will take place
on April 20th 2006 in Brussels
in the prestigious Musée des Instruments
de Musique (MIM), an Art-deco style building
close to the historic center of Brussels.
The Smart Card Industry will deliver
its 2005 figures and forecast for 2006,
and elect its new Chairman
to succeed Olivier Piou, CEO of Axalto.
The new chairman will have the opportunity
to expose the prospects and the future challenges
of the smart card industry in a press conference.
Our
guest speaker Prof. Dr. Reinhard
Posch, Federal Chief Information
Officer of the Austrian Chancellery and
chairman of the eID Roadmap workshop for
the European Commission, will give a presentation
on eID and eGovernment issues in Europe.
A closing cocktail will follow in the Restaurant
of the MIM.
Smart Event 2006
