the alco partnership
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the ALCO partnership. Smart Cards Supporting A Citizen Centric Information Society. Alan Leibert Director. the ALCO partnership. A Specialist Consulting Organisation. the ALCO partnership. Promoting Trust & Confidence in the profitable development of user-facing ICT services. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Smart Cards Supporting A Citizen Smart Cards Supporting A Citizen Centric Information SocietyCentric Information Society
Alan Leibert
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Promoting Trust & Confidence in Promoting Trust & Confidence in the profitable development of the profitable development of
user-facing ICT servicesuser-facing ICT services
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Our DomainOur Domain
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Our DomainOur Domain
• The user centric society
• Smart cards supporting the citizen
• Interoperable ICT services
• Anytime, anywhere service provision
• Mass market volume platforms
• Public services working together with the private sector
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The Smart CardThe Smart Card
• 25 years old• Technology led industry• A solution looking for a problem• Changing now
– supporting the Information Society– a multi-application token– new players– market led = profitable opportunities
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ship Single Application Smart
CardsSingle Application Smart
Cards• The original proposition (a better
magnetic stripe card)• Not cost effective • Well understood value chain• Well understood operational
environment• What’s in it for the user?
– not much– so why carry it
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Multi-Application CardsMulti-Application Cards
• A “very useful” card for the user
• User centric = user selected applications
• New players
• New value chain
• New platforms
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The ICT Access TokenThe ICT Access Token
• Consistent operation
• Easy to use
• Provides security and TRUST
• Anytime, anywhere (interoperability)
• User profile– needs (wheelchair)– preferences (like sport)
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What Is ICT?What Is ICT?
• The Information Society– the Internet– interactive tv– unattended terminals– the mobile phone– kiosks – interoperable terminals– the motor car– the home– the office
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The Effect Of ICTThe Effect Of ICT
• A reduction in traditional methods and services
• The disenfranchised
• The citizen centric society
• The smart card as the key to access ICT services
• The need for trust
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The Smart Card & ICTThe Smart Card & ICT
• Consistent operation
• Easy to use
• Provides security and TRUST
• Anytime, anywhere (interoperability)
• User profile– needs (wheelchair)– preferences (like sport)
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The OpportunitiesThe Opportunities
• Volume smart card roll-outs• New systems to build• Key volume platforms
– Transport– Communications– Financial services
• New players & the value chain• Public – private relationships
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Threats To ExploitationThreats To Exploitation
• Regulation– not enough– too much
• Not properly supporting the citizen• Attempt to hijack the value chain• Unwillingness of players to share
platform and/or access points• Operators living in the past & not
able to understand the big picture
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Information SocietySmart Cards & The Information Society
• Smart cards are happening now• The key platforms are:
– transport– communications– finance
• There is a new value chain and need for new players
• Anyone can join in• profit from the opportunity
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QuestionsQuestions
Thank YouThank You
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