Unlocking the full power of Identity
to enable people, economy and society to thrive

 

 

Supporting the provision of legal, trusted identity for all.
Driving the development of inclusive digital identity services necessary for sustainable, worldwide economic growth and prosperity.

OSIA

 

 

OSIA (Open Standards Identity API) enables seamless connectivity between all components of the
identity management ecosystem – independent of technology, solution architecture or vendor.

 

OSIA is an official International Telecoms Union (ITU) standard. ITU Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Recommendation X.1281 - APIs for interoperability of identity management systems.

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Unlocking the ID Ecosystem
with OSIA

 

 

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A universal interoperability framework for innovation, competition and sustainability

 

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We are a global not-for-profit organisation

The Secure Identity Alliance is an expert and globally recognised not-for-profit organisation. We bring together public, private and non-government organisations to foster international collaboration, help shape policy, provide technical guidance and share best practice in the implementation of identity programmes.

sustainable development

We support the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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We support the Identification for Development (ID4D) Program’s Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development Towards the Digital Age

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We support the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

digital identity

We support the OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Digital Identity.

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Our members have committed to the Secure Identity Alliance’s Code of Conduct.

 

 

Our mission

 

Unlock the full power of identity to enable people, economy and society to thrive.

 

 

Advocacy

 

We believe legal, trusted identity is the cornerstone of rights protection, social inclusion and digital economic development - and the access point to a wide range of essential public and private services.

 

 

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We collaborate

We bring together private and public industry and government organisations to foster international collaboration, help advance positive ID policy, provide technical guidance and share best practice in the implementation of identity programmes.

 

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We believe in open standards

We are driving the development of international open standards (as our members have for over 40 years).

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We support

The goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

The Recommendation of the OECD Council on the Governance of Digital Identity.

The Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development Towards the Digital Age.

ID4Africa and its Identity Council.

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We have global reach

Over 85% of the world’s population is covered through multiple applications by our members’ technologies

 

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We adhere to a strict code of conduct

It is the Alliance’s firm belief that strict adherence to high ethical standards is key to meeting the challenges and reaching the full potential of digital identities and secure eServices, to the benefit of all stakeholders.

 

 

 

 

Policy

 

We help advancing positive global identity policy to protect the people while tackling todays’ biggest societal challenges such as digital inclusion, climate change and sustainability.

 

We address the key issues throughout the identity journey from enrolment to use case development and implementation.

 

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Legal & Trusted Identity

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Privacy & Data Protection

digital identity lifecycle management

Identity Lifecycle Management

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Interoperability & Standardization

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Technologies for identification

 

 

Application

 

We facilitate the industry’s focus - via working groups and promotional activities on the full lifecycle of identity management,

both physical and digital (registration/enrolment, validation, biometrics, credentialing, authorization, authentication, federation and decentralization).

 

We provide technical guidance and share best practice.

 

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Publications

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Input into other
organizations' work

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Conferences
partnerships & Workshops

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Tools & Guides

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Open Standards Recommendations & Development

 

 

Workgroups

 

Our workgroup programmes offer expert advice and pragmatic guidance: