Identity Matters session @ JISC Conference 2008
[notes from Alice Gugan]
Many diverse interpretations of Identity management, but account management grasped by most as a core part of it.
Identity management affects everyone in an institution, but ways of dealing with it seem to be many.
Defining who are institutional members is fuzzy - not least if the NHS are part of the institution in some way!
Widespread dissatisfaction across insititutions with their identity management, with an average of 2-3 FTE staff assigned to the task spending around £50k p.a.
Does data mean the same thing from one system to another?
The main challenges of implementing identity management are data integrity; policies; and priorities.
Institutional awareness and senior support is key.
Multiple identities of one person is a problem.
Future JISC work includes awareness raising; building capacity; providing resources. Call shortly forthcoming to build an Identity Toolkit. Also an Open Identity study this summer, identity-related projects across other programme areas, and international cross-semination of ideas through the Terena group.
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