In November 2009, the OECD Secretariat circulated a questionnaire (cf. annex III) to delegations of the Working Party on Information Security and Privacy (WPISP) to gather information on their national strategies and policies for digital identity management. The main objectives were to illustrate and supplement the information provided in the report developed in 2008-2009 on The Role of Digital Identity Management in the Internet Economy: A Primer for Policymakers (hereafter ―Primer).” It also sought to analyse the commonalities and differences in national strategies for IdM3 , in policies for the implementation of these national strategies and in the challenges faced by governments.
Eighteen countries responded to the survey: Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States. Respondents represent a good balance in terms of geography, population size, layers of government, diversity of cultures and styles of government. They also represent a sample of different stages of advancement with respect to development and implementation of IdM strategies, from preliminary reflection or early development stage to full deployment.
Following the analysis of the responses, Annex I includes country summaries that have been developed to facilitate the analysis and provide a digest knowledge base enabling further exploration of each country‘s approach. These summaries are based on responses sent by countries as well as additional research carried out by the Secretariat. Resources used to prepare this report and cited by responding countries are listed, per country, at the end of this report. Annex II includes a contribution by the Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) to the ICCP Committee in relation to digital identity management.
Source: OECD