Critical insights from a practitioner mindset / Ali M. Al-Khouri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Khouri, Ali M.

Series:

Thoughts With Impact Series

Thoughts with impact series ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in public administration--Persian Gulf Region.

Internet in public administration.

Biometric identification--United Arab Emirates.

Biometric identification.

United Arab Emirates--Politics and government.

United Arab Emirates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (527 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chartridge Books Oxford, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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 state Government 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 leaders Conclusion; 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 project Reflection; 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 frameworks Introduction; 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

Part 4: Contemporary identity systems implementation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-909287-60-1

1-909287-61-X