Dear colleagues, Welcome to the European Use case and Market Discussion Group (DG-EUM); and my very best wishes for 2011! My name is Serge Ravet, and I have the honor to convene this DG, along with Fulup, Sampo and Mikaël. Mini bio: after leading EIfEL (European Institute for E-Learning) which is a member of Liberty Alliance, I am currently working for the establishment of a new organisation, the Internet of Subjects Forum (www.iosf.org) which mission is to free personal data from organisational and business silos. The idea of this discussion group germinated last October, during Kantara's meeting in Paris. The aim was to explore the conditions (technical and others) for the adoption of a massively scalable trust architecture, reaching 200 to 500 million users, beyond organisational and national boundaries. One of the first outcomes of the DG-EUM, even before its incorporation, was the submission of a response to the 7th framework programme: ICI (Identity Centric Internet). I've attached the proposal, so you can have an understanding of some the ideas of those who initiated the DG. We don't have the response from the review yet, but if ICI is not accepted this time we plan to resubmit a better proposal in June or later —this document could become a wiki to serve as foundation for a future proposal... I've also been in contact recently with Rainer Hörbe who convenes the new DG Business Cases for Trusted Federations (BCTF) who expressed his concerns for the risks of duplication with our own DG. He has offered to share information, define common deliverables etc. One solution to avoid duplication might be to decide that (most) technical discussions should take place within other DGs and WGs (e.g. UMA), while DG-EUM would focus more on dissemination and (massive) adoption projects. Also, before the formal kick-off of the DG, I would like to have your feedback on a few questions: 1) what do you personally expect from the EUM DG? 2) how do you see our activities in relation to other DG and WG? 3) what should be our main deliverables: a) building proposals for the 7th FP? b) the creation of a European chapter —recruiting more European members, get EC funds for Kantara's activities? c) a critical review of current deployment of trust architectures in Europe? d) a white paper on the conditions for the adoption of massively scalable architectures? e) other (s)... 4) should we rename our DG to clarify our relationship with other DG and WG? Suggestions: European DG, European Trust Adoption DG,... ? I look forward to you feedback, suggestions and comments Warm regards Serge Free our Data Now! Support the Internet of Subjects Manifesto! Join us at the 9th International ePortfolio and Identity Conference 11-13 July London www.epforum.eu ---------------------------------------- tel +33 3 8643 1343 mob +33 6 0768 6727 Skype szerge www.iosf.org www.eife-l.org ----------------------------------------