Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by His Highness Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Foreword Professor Konrad Raczkowski; Foreword by Chairman Bingxin Wu; Author's note; Preface; About the author; Recent articles by the author; Part 1: The new digital economy; 1 Emerging markets and the digital economy; Introduction; Emerging markets; The digital leap; Information security: the challenge; Identity management; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 2 Biometrics technology and the new economy: a review of the overall field and the case of the United Arab Emirates
Introduction: biometrics history and its current stateGovernment biometric programes: enabling initiatives of the new economy; UAE initiatives in biometric identification; The national identity register program of the UAE; Conclusion; References; Part 2: e-Government practices; 3 PKI in government digital identity management systems; Introduction; The establishment of trust by identity; Digital identities; Public key infrastructure (PKI); e-Government and identity management initiatives around the world; The UAE management infrastructure; The UAE PKI program; Managing the implementation
The GCC and UAE PKI program in reference to European leadersConclusion; References; 4 An innovative approach for e-government transformation; Introduction; Department-centric to citizen-centric; e-Government worldwide and in the region; Research and development methodology; The proposed framework; CIVIC IDEA: strategy; CIVIC IDEA: realisation approach; Key thoughts and considerations; Conclusion; References; Acknowledgments; 5 PKI in government identity management systems; Introduction; Digital identities and PKI in e-government; Motivation and expected contribution of the work
The UAE projectReflection; Conclusion; References; Appendix A: major PKI projects worldwide; Appendix B: toolkit capabilities; Appendix C: summary of business requirements and PKI functional requirements; 6 PKI technology: a government's experience; Introduction; Public key cryptography; The UAE PKI system; Conclusion; References; 7 The role of digital certificates in contemporary government systems: the case of the UAE Identity Authority; Introduction; Digital certificates; The UAE Identity Authority; Conclusion; References; Part 3: Identity and access management
8 Optimising identity and access management frameworksIntroduction; Identity management: an embryonic discipline; Identity management ecosystem; The role of national ID cards and PKI in IAM optimisation; Identity initiative: the case of the UAE; Conclusion; References; 9 Towards federated e-identity management across the GCC: the solution's framework; Introduction; GCC countries; Inter-operability; Absence of generic middleware; Vision and business objectives; The solution framework -- federated e-ID management; The solution's building blocks and functional summary; Conclusion; References
Summary
'Critical Insights From A Practitioner Mindset' is eminently readable and covers management practices in the government field and the efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the United Arab Emirates government
Notes
Part 4: Contemporary identity systems implementation
