Norway mulls common eID hub

The Government of Norway is planning a common eID interoperability hub to allow the use of a single eID by citizens to access the e-services of different public-service providers online.

This new initiative is aimed at simplifying access to online public services in the future; citizens will be able to use the same eID to log on to diverse public electronic services, reports ePractice.

It is also expected to make easier for public agencies to develop new electronic services and to provide transparency and guidance for the ICT industry in their efforts to develop services for public-service providers.

The Norwegian government will be proposing a common public eID, with a medium to high security level, to be used for access to all public web services.

The government has also issued common guidelines for the use of eID and electronic signature, already published and distributed to all public agencies.

This common framework is expected to contribute to a coordination of requirements and avoid the multiplication of agency-specific eIDs.