Personal Information Brokerage

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Personal Information Brokerage
- Using E-portfolio as the lead application to
create an infrastructure for user-centric
identity management and other permissioned
data-sharing applications
A presentation to the Eportfolio, Identity and
Personalised Learning conference in Newcastle
28 February 2008
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• Current and recent activities
• Workshops to educate senior civil servants about
  current Identity Management approaches
• Advice to Info. Commissioner
• Discussions with Crosby PPF IPS
• OII / JISC / OIC Conference

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Approaches to identity management data sharing
Organisation-centric

• Managed between back-offices by organisations

• Official in control

• Consent, if obtained, is broad-brush and given
  at time of application

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The blank canvas
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Jim Jones
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B
Mr J. Jones
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James Jones
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Organisations want to share data mark I
Data sharing Intermediary
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Jim Jones
- controlled by institutions
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Index Datasharing policy
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Mr J. Jones
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C
James Jones
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Organisations sharing data mark II
Registrar D
ID
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Jim Jones
ID
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Index Datasharing policy
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Mr J. Jones
ID
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ID
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James Jones
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Paradigm shift Individual transacts on-line
with multiple, distinct entities
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E-portfolio
A learner-centric system that facilitates
Validated CV Reflection Assessment
Universities
UCAS
Learners
Secondary Schools
Employers
Parent / guardian (if learner under 16-ish)
Examination Boards
Professional Bodies
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Why should relying parties trust information
received ?

• Relying parties can
• trace attributes back through a learners
  e-portfolio to the attribute provider

Mentor
Parent

• and, if necessary
• trace an attribute providers credentials back to
  the certifying body.

Exam board
Employer
DfES
Friend
Learning provider
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P.I.B. big issues
Where ?
Liability
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Proposed pilot

• Lead application e-portfolio.
• Duration
• enrol young people initially at schools
• follow them through public exams, UCAS,
  university
• Location North East, encompassing
• up to 5 universities
• many schools and colleges
• Pilot extends
• outwards to national roll-out
• downwards to younger pupils
• onwards in to the work-place
• to other applications

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Thank you
john.harrison_at_edentity.co.uk paul.hopkins_at_edentit
y.co.uk
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Application overview