Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

The First Digital President

Monday, March 30, 2009

Change has come to Washington, to our nation and to ID management. An Obama administration is different than any other administration we’ve ever seen. Not just because Barak Obama is the first African-American to be elected President by the people of our country, but because he is truly the first Digital President. He is a Blackberry toting innovation lover who mobilized national support through Web 2.0 applications.

While the technology boom and bust of the late ‘90s was a novel introduction to the wonder of 1’s and 0’s, it was a mere taste of the gains in efficiency, cost savings and innovation that the Internet age has enabled. Our ability to work remotely, engage in e-commerce transactions and gain access to information increased as innovation flourished throughout the ‘90s.

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Four industry leaders breakdown the importance of online credentials

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