2nd edition
Interregional Standardization Forum for PKI & e-Trust
“Boosting interregional collaboration for better trustworthy digital economies”
Venue : Regency Hotel - Tunis – Republic of Tunisia
Date : 04-05 April 2019
Under the High Patronage of
The Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy- Republic of Tunisia
04 - 05 April 2019
Introduction & Agenda
The ICT progress that we have witnessed in the last decade and the huge demand from users all around the world has forced governments and companies to adopt the digital alternative as the ultimate way to provide services and hence to achieve the development at both economic and social levels. Thus, the world is becoming more and more hyper-connected and complex with the emergence of many new trends, like: Cloud Computing, Big Data, Open Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality, e-currency, Fiat money…etc.
Day 01 full schedule
4 April 2019
Registration
Official opening
Mrs Syrine Tlili
CEO- ANCE - Tunisia
HE/Eng. Mohamed Ben Amor
Secretary-General - Arab ICT Organization
HE/Mr John Omo
SG- Africain Telecommunication Union
HE/Mr. Chaesub LEE
TSB Director - International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
HE/Mr. Mohamed Anouar Maarouf
Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy
Panel 1: Digital trust trends
Enabling trusting national Schema /E-ID/Mobile Identity /Governmental PKI/New digital trusting services /Enabling Regulatory framework, worldwide experiences
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Hamdi
Innovation Center Director- Ghazala Technological Center
Keynote speech
- Dr. Bilel Jammousi Chief, Study Groups Department, ITU-T
- Dr. David Wen President Digital Fiat Currency Institute
- Prof. Lawrence Rufrano Executive Director, Stanford University, USA
- Mrs. Kristel Teyras Market Owner - Digital ID Wallet, Platform & Services - Gemalto
- Mr. Mohamed Abbes GSMA Public Policy Director
Panel 2 : Digital trust : What’s next
The future of digital trust, cooperation opportunities, mechanisms for better interoperability between countries, best ways to be prepared for the future changes in the digital world… Moderator: Dr . Bilel Jammousi Chief, Study Groups Department, ITU-T Keynote speech
- Mr. Mark Xue Huawei, Global Vice President for Global Affairs
- Mr. Sang Lee SignGate- South Korea
- Mr. Pierre Ischan Territory Sales Manager – MEASA
- Mr. Jassine Belkheir Bit4ID
- Mr. Gilles Barré Président - AIGCEV
Panel 3 : Arab and African Countries Reports
Boosting interregional collaboration for better trustworthy digital economies Moderator: Mrs. Xiaoya Yang Counsellor, TSB, ITU
- Country reports
- E-certification authorities in the Arab & African countries – As is
- Legal and regulatory framework consideration
- Ways forward
- AICTO Report
- ATU Report
- Arab & African Countries: Mauritania/Tunisia/ Djibouti/Iraq/Cameroon/Burkina Faso/ Oman/ Sudan…
Training Session
Day 02 full schedule
5 April 2019
Working Groups Meetings
- WG 1. Working methods
- WG2. Technical Coordination
- WG3. Legal frameworks Harmonization
Closing session : Wrap up and way forward
Towards the activation of the Arab-African e-certification authorities Network
Training Session 2
Muscat Declaration
“Electronic certification is the pillar of the Arab and regional digital economy”
High level personalities taking part in the Forum
Speakers and trainers
Eminent regional and international experts will take the stage to animate the different panels of the forum and will share with a high-level audience their knowledge, experiences through concrete answers and clear visions about the different topics of the Agenda. Trainers will provide the specialized audience of the training sessions with the new international trends in the field of digital trust services and the legal frameworks.
International Sales and Marketing Manager - Bit4ID - Italy
Founder of Digital Fiat Currency Institute
Head of Public Policy MENA region - GSMA
Market Owner Digital Identity Services, Mobile ID, Digital Drivin
Minister of Technology of Communication and Digital Economy | Rep
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau - ITU
Secretary General AICTO
DG - National Digital Certification Agency - Tunisia
ITU- T -Chief of the Study Groups Department
How to participate?
Participation in the forum
The delegates for the forum will include high level governments officials, (Ministers, Deputy Ministers, decision makers) representing Ministries of Communication and Information Technologies, e-certification authorities, National Standardization Bodies in Arab and African regions and the rest of the world.
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The second edition of the «Interregional Standardization Forum for PKI & e-Trust» will give you the opportunity to connect with peers, decision makers from both public and private sectors from the Arab and African regions and the rest of the World in the field of PKI and e-trust.
Forum's Objectives and outputs
The main goals of this forum, gathering high level government’s officials and specialized International experts from the Arab and African regions and the rest of the world, is to provide a platform for an interregional dialogue about : e-trust services international trends, Standardization Gap and the ways to bridge it, and the key role of national "e-certification authorities" in building "trustworthy digital societies".
The second edition of the “Interregional Standardization Forum for PKI & e-Trust” will be a step ahead in the implementation of the recommendations issued in the Muscat Declaration: "Electronic certification is the pillar of the Arab and regional digital economy".
Objectives :
- Strengthening the multi-stakeholders Interregional ongoing dialogue about e-trust services and the key role of national e-certification authorities in building trustworthy digital societies
- Providing the stage for international trends and cutting age technologies and e-trust services
- Paving the way towards the interoperability and mutual recognition of e-trust services between countries from different regions
- Boosting the interregional cooperation in field of e-trust to coordinate efforts and come up with sustainable solutions both on the technical and legal levels to combat the growth of cyber threats.
- Raising the awareness about the standardization importance in spreading the ICT benefits, and the ways to fill up the Standardization gap in both Arab and African regions when it comes to e-certification and e-trust.
It will be an opportunity to strengthen the “Arab-African e-certification Authorities Network” actions and goals through the:
- Approval of the working process
- Development of the operational road map
- Setting up of ways and mechanisms for better involvement of developing countries
- Capacity building workshops focused on new trends
Participation in the forum
The delegates for the forum will include high level governments officials, (Ministers, Deputy Ministers, decision makers) representing Ministries of Communication and Information Technologies, e-certification authorities, National Standardization Bodies in Arab and African regions and the rest of the world.
We expect and active participation of regional and international ICT experts and ICT practitioners from:
- Regulators/sector organizers
- E-certification authorities
- Cybersecurity authorities/agencies
- Specialized organizations
- Mobile network operators
- Private network operators
- System and Component vendors
- Software suppliers
- Content providers
- E-trust companies
- Solutions Developers
- Equipment's Manufacturers
- Banks and financial institutions and other economic sectors
Specialists from the academic field who are interested in the subject will be invited as well.
High level personalities from ITU, African Telecommunication Union, Korea Internet & Security Agency, UNCITRAL, besides many others, will take part of second edition of the “Interregional Standardization Forum for PKI & e-Trust”2019.