One of the main objectives of the eSignatures Directive is to promote cross-border legal recognition of electronic signatures and to ensure the free circulation within the Single Market of eSignatures products, equipments and services.
The legal and technical analysis of the usage of eSignatures in the framework of eGovernment services underlines the existence of some interoperability problems and highlights the need for a mutual recognition framework. The adoption of common standards for eSignatures can help to avoid some of these interoperability issues. The existing eSignatures standards are quite complex and numerous. They have to respond to the business needs to permit the development of interoperable applications.
The Commission has commissioned two studies in order to have a clear overview of the interoperability problems in the area of eGovernment services and an assessment of the standardisation model underpinning the Directive.
The objective of the workshop presented the results of these two studies and collected feedback and comments from the main stakeholders and the representatives of the Member States.
The programme of the workshop included two detailed presentations of these results. Each presentation was followed by a panel discussion of experts.
The Workshop was held at the following venue:
Tour Madou - Salle 0/AUDITORIUM
Place Madou 1 - 1210 Brussels
(Metro Station : Madou)
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The workshop summary report and the participation list are now available.
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