2012 Q2 Report - eGov WG

Date submitted: 5 July 2012

Officer positions:

• Chair: Rainer Hörbe
• Vice-Chairs: Colin Wallis, Keith Uber
• Editor: Vacant (Volunteers as required)

Participation:

• Total participants: 86
  
  • Voting: 11
  • Non-voting: 75
• Total email list subscribers: 98

Meetings:

• Published meeting frequency: Monthly
• Teleconferences held this quarter: 3
  
  • Quorate teleconferences: 3
• Physical meetings this quarter: 1 (Munich)
  
  • Quorate physical meetings: 0

Deliverables: (e.g., revised or new; you can optionally list details in sub-bullets)

• Draft specifications produced this quarter: 0
• Reports produced this quarter: 0

Deadlines in the next quarter:

• Expiration of group leadership positions: Leadership expired last Oct
• Deadlines listed in the group charter: None
• Group-imposed deadlines: Charter undegoing review and to be approved at Colorado F2F

Liaison activity updates:

• Engagement with FIWG regarding Collaboration on SAML Profile Management
  
  • Technical management of eGov 2.0 Implementation Profile to transfer to FIWG, with review process by eGov WG
• eGov WG following closely developments by the Interoperability Review Board with regard to new test procedures
• Regular updates from Attribute Management DG

Other comments:

• New membership invitation letter to government ID policy makers has been drafted and will be sent out in the coming quarter
• Charter changes reflect a shift away from technical implementation matters to policy focus