Welcome to the Porvoo 10 websiteThe Porvoo Group is an international cooperative network whose primary goal is to promote a trans-national, interoperable electronic identity, based on PKI technology (Public Key Infrastructure) and electronic ID cards, in order to help ensure secure public and private sector e-transactions in Europe. As its name suggests, the Porvoo Group was established in the Finnish city of Porvoo in April 2002. The founding meeting took place at Hotel Haikko Manor during the international conference held in conjunction with the Public Identity Project of the Smart Card Charter operating under the eEurope 2002 programme. The 10th Porvoo Group Conference, hosted by the Population Register Centre of Finland, will be held during Finland’s EU Presidency on 2 and 3 November 2006, again at Hotel Haikko Manor in Porvoo. The conference is one of the events related to the Finnish Presidency. The topics of the anniversary conference will be the current status of e-services, matters relating to harmonisation and the interoperability of electronic identity, and prospects for the future. The Porvoo 10 Conference is organised in co-operation with:
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