Agenda

Porvoo 10 Conference on
Interoperable European Electronic Identities
on 2-3 November 2006 at Hotel Haikko Manor
in the city of Porvoo, Finland

Thursday, 2 November

Chair of the first session:
Mr Tapio Aaltonen, Project Director
Ministry of the Interior, Finland

8:30 Registration of participants

9:00 Opening statements (DOC, 39k)
Ms Ritva Viljanen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior, Finland

9:15 The Finnish Information Society Programme and new
strategy 2007-2015 (PPT, 1300k)
Ms Katrina Harjuhahto-Madetoja, Programme Director, The Information Society Programme, Finland

9:45 The present state and future prospects of State IT
in Finland (PPT, 570k)
Ms Leena Honka, State IT Director, Ministry of Finance, Finland

10:15 The current status and development prospects of secure
e-transactions in the Ministry of the Interior's administrative
sector (PPT, 590k)
Ms Ritva Viljanen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior, Finland

10:45 Coffee

11:15 eID Interoperability actions in the context of the eGovernment
Action Plan (PPT, 1930k)
Mr Karel De Vriendt, Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, Pan-European eGovernment Services (IDABC) 

11:45 Public and private co-operation in eID: Case Finland HST Group (PPT, 4600k)
Mr Pekka Rauhala, Chairman of the HST Group, TeliaSonera Finland Oyj

Discussion

12:15 Lunch

Press lunch

Chair of the second session:
Mr Jan van Arkel, eID consultant, co-chair of Porvoo Group and Global Collaboration forum on eID, Chair of the world eID conference

13:30 History of the Porvoo Group (PPT, 1930k)
Mr Tapio Aaltonen, Project Director,Ministry of the Interior, Finland

13:45 Follow up after Porvoo 9 in Slovenia (PPT, 360k)
Ms Heidi Laine, Senior Supervisor, Population Register Centre, Finland

14:00 eID in Asia (PPT, 4280k)
Mr Hiroshi Shimada, Managing Consultant, Fujitsu Limited, Japan

15:00 Coffee

15:30 The U.S. update (PPT, 220k)
Mr Jim Dray, IDMS Program Manager, NIST

16:00 The Road to European eID Interoperability - Alternative Point of View on Road Map and Common Specifications (PDF, 130k)
Mr Bud P. Bruegger, Leader of the project, Comune di Grosseto, Italy

16:30 GUIDE Project (PPT, 470k)
Mr Gerrit Ros, Programme Manager, GUIDE Project

17:00 Summary and conclusion of day 1

Opportunity to enjoy the Hotel Haikko Spa services including the Wellness, Beauty and Fitness Centers and the Sauna and Pool Departments

For a freezing experience, try the -110 celcius cold Haikko Super Cold Treatment

19:00 Bus from Hotel Haikko Manor to Kiiala Manor

20:00 Gala Dinner at Kiiala Manor

Chair of the third session:
Mr Tapio Aaltonen, Project Director
Ministry of the Interior, Finland

8:45 Porvoo sightseeing tour

10:15 Coffee

10:30 Electronic ID, need for interoperability and cooperation (PPT, 1410k) Mr Jan van Arkel, eID consultant, co-chair of Porvoo Group and Global Collaboration forum on eID, Chair of the world eID conference

11:00 Future of eID - Panel discussion (PPT, 210k)
Mr Jan van Arkel, Chairman
Mr Tarvi Martens, SK
Mr Jim Dray, NIST
Mr Timo Lehtimäki, Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority
Mr Neil Akass, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Mr Frank Maes, Ministry of the Interior

13:00 Lunch

Chair of the fourth session:
Ms Heidi Laine, Senior Supervisor
Population Register Centre, Finland

14:00 Country updates:
Belgium (PPT, 200k)
Estonia (PPT, 200k)
Norway(PPT, 1880k)
UK (PPT, 2120k)
Sweden (PPT, 1450k)
Portugal (PPT, 2340k)
Finland (PPT, 200k)

15:30 BioTesting Europe “Towards a European network for testing and certification of biometric components and systems” (PPT, 250k)
Mr Max Snijder, Director of the European Biometrics Forum

16:00 Update on the MTIT Project (Minutiae Template Interoperability Testing) (PPT, 690k)
Mr Peter Hanel, Motorola, partner in MTIT

Discussion

16:30 - 17:00 The next steps and closing of the conference
Porvoo 10 resolutions (PDF, 36k)
Ms Heidi Laine, Senior Supervisor, Population Register Centre, Finland