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As I begin this on the first day of September, it feels like the intensity of August - both temperature as well as emotions running high over events around the world - is easing back. One thing that did not seem to ease back, was the intensity of online webinars. That thought was in my mind yesterday August 31st as I readied myself to present Kantara's work to the ONC's Patient Identity and Matching Working Session. With close to 400 attendees at the height of the day, there was no pressure! ('yea, right') but I drew some comfort from other Kantara members and supporters presenting as well as referencing our efforts. Grateful thanks goes to Noreen Whysel and Catherine Schulten from the FIRE WG helping me prep the slides and to the HIA WG for its efforts on drafting the written submission due later this week.
Just in while I type, is the UK's government's response to the call for evidence on digital identity from a year ago where Kantara submitted these comments. 'Better late than never' it's great to see movement on this at last, judging by industry's reaction here. If you read last month's Director's Corner one could be forgiven for thinking their ears were burning..
. The IA-WG has a continual slew of similar calls on its slate that it works around its main role as the steward of the Identity Assurance program and its associated Trust Framework, which has constant maintenance and improvement cycles throughout the year. The current consultation is on the European Union's eIDAS regulation, Implementing Acts and the success or otherwise of the strategy, led by Individual contributor Mark King. Globally acknowledged as we are, there is a never ending stream of requests for our input. We need more volunteers to lead work and sponsors to support the effort. If the current global conditions find you with some spare time, please contribute it to Kantara, where, now more than ever, there's more more requests to engage and more work as a result, landing on our plate.
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I want to round out this month's blog with a hat-tip to the Board. All summer-long it has been undertaking a deep strategic review of Kantara - the organizations's capabilities, its vision & mission, and its role in the global ecosystem. The last review of its kind took place in 2016, the year I took up the post of ED, and in . In the intervening 5 years, Kantara has changed in nearly every dimension, with the exception of its foundational ethics and ethos which remains as the Founders chartered it back in 2009. 2020, Kantara's 11th year of operation seemed an entirely appropriate and timely year to review and reset. If you have a futurist view of Kantara please let the Board know about it at by emailing directors at kantarainitiative dot org. It aims to share its initial thoughts on the findings here here next month.
Grab the last of the sun in the north or the spring skiing in the south, because the last quarter of 2020 is looks set to be quite something of a game-changer for Kantara.
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