Gathering at Alpbach: European Council Meeting
In August 2013, the Alpbach Economic Symposium hosted a breakout session titled "Touch the Future - Security and Identity in a Digital World". This session, chaired by Wilhelm Sandrisser, Deputy Director General and Head of Group I/B, focused on modern ID management and was supported by the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OeSD) and the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria.
The session, which took place at Hauptschule Alpbach on August 28, 2013, from 11:00 to 13:30, brought together a diverse group of participants. These included Martin Schallbruch, Chief Information Officer of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany, Berlin, Lukas Praml, Managing Director of the Austrian State Printing House, Vienna, and Christian Klezl, Vice President Corporate Strategy at IBM Corporation, New York. Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Federal Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Austria, Vienna, was also in attendance.
The working group discussed various aspects of interest, including cybersecurity, user-centric design, protecting fundamental rights, business needs, and new forms of democratic participation. The focus was on exploring challenges and opportunities in digital identity frameworks, emphasizing the need for secure and privacy-respecting systems that empower users.
Discussions covered innovations in digital identity management to securely authenticate individuals online, strategies in cybersecurity to prevent identity theft and fraud, designing systems with a user-centric approach, ensuring digital identities respect and protect fundamental rights like privacy and freedom. The working group also delved into exploring future scenarios around "identity in a digital world".
The Austrian State Printing House also supported the session, underscoring the importance of these discussions in the digital age. Unfortunately, due to a lack of specific records or transcripts from the 2013 Alpbach Economic Symposium, the exact details of the discussions cannot be provided. For precise information, accessing archived official materials from the Alpbach Symposium or contacting the organizers directly would be recommended.
- The working group, comprising Martin Schallbruch, Lukas Praml, Christian Klezl, Johanna Mikl-Leitner, and others, discussed various aspects of digital identity management, including cybersecurity strategies, to prevent identity theft and fraud.
- The focus of the discussion was on exploring innovations in digital identity management and future scenarios, emphasizing the need for secure and privacy-respecting systems in technology that empower users.
