IfG.CC - The Institute for eGovernment

The test bed, Eid 2.0, was developed by the eIdentification Board (E-legitimationsnämnden, in Swedish) in collaboration with the Swedish University Computer Network (SUNET). It will enable interested parties (both public and private sector entities) to test their eServices and technology solutions for eID. Only after successful testing takes place will it be possible to implement a functional infrastructure for eID.

Extreme Networks Inc., a cloud-driven networking company, in partnership with NetNordic, has established one of the largest cloud-managed network infrastructures in Borås Stad, Sweden, transforming the municipality into a smart city.

The new infrastructure delivers faster and more advanced connectivity, extending secure public Wi-Fi for its residents, local government, schools and services, while automating and simplifying network management for the IT team.

To achieve this, it may be a great advantage for Nigeria to learn from countries, which have been able to propel their ingenuity to advance.

The non-profit, international organisation based in Sweden is in talks with the government on how organisations can reduce the risk of fraud through new methods of digital identity verification and how they can improve privacy and security issues to reduce data loss.

Australia is falling behind the rest of the world in using information technology to improve the healthcare sector, according to an Australian leading the implementation of an eHealth system in Sweden.

Kerry Stratton, managing director of Healthcare for software developer InterSystems in Australia, is two months into a trial of a national electronic health records project in Sweden, and said Australia has a lot to learn from the Scandinavian country.

The NPO will make real time patient information available nationally to county councils, local authorities and private healthcare providers in Sweden. Ultimately, Swedish residents themselves will be able to access their own medical records.

Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Kristen Michal met on December 17th with the Swedish minister for housing, urban development and information technology, Mehmet Kaplan, to share the Estonian X-Road data exchange layer experience and discuss launch of cooperation in e-services and data exchanges, informs LETA/BNS.

"Estonia has set the course towards leading the creation of a single digital market in the Baltic and Nordic countries. We have created a joint X-Road platform with Finland and recently digitally signed an agreement on cyber security cooperation between the three Baltic states. At today's meeting we discussed with the Swedish minister possibilities for simplifying cross-border business and movement of individuals between Estonia and Sweden with the help of e-services," Michal said.

As these cards are biometric, they will contain a data chip with a photo and fingerprint detail. They are more secure than the current system and all EU member states will implement the same type of residence permit cards on 20 May 2011.

The UT card will be no bigger than a bankcard and will be clearly marked ‘Residence Permit’. The biometric data will only be stored on the chip and it will expire when the permit has been processed. It is important to remember that the UT card is only a proof of residence permit, it is not acceptable as ID or a travel document.

Sweden is now considered the most networked country in the world, according to the latest Global Information Technology Report from The World Economic Forum. The report doesn't rank countries by their information and communication technology capabilities alone, though that certainly plays an indirect role, but looks at how those countries are utilizing that infrastructure to their advantage.

The new e-health strategy focuses on the need to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to achieve improvements for patients, health professionals and decision-makers.

The aim of the project, known as NPÖ, is to improve patient security and quality of care by rolling out the national electronic health record in stages. The first of these stages saw the implementation of the records across the Örebro County Council and the municipality of Örebro.

The survey, carried out by IT consultancy Capgemini SA in October 2004 into the availability of services online, found that Sweden was the most advanced country, scoring an 89 percent rating for sophistication of available services. Austria was a close second with an 87 percent rating, followed by the U.K. and Ireland, both with 84 percent.

Swedish Minister for Development Assistance Gunilla Carlsson has opened the door for discussion on how Information and Communication Technologies, or ICT, can be used in the service of freedom of speech.

[Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for Development Assistance]: “In order to be innovative in my political area I have to listen to them, learn from them and also to see how we can have good and great ideas.”

Since 2009 the Swedish government has supported various ICT- related projects regarding democracy. But this year it has a wider focus that includes freedom of expression and human rights.

Speaking at eHealth Insider Live 2010, Daniel Forslund said that the records would be accessed through a new website and technology platform based on the country's 1177 service, which already provides patients with health advice.

By the end of the year, patients in Östergötland County in central Sweden will become the first to allow patients access to their medical records online by the end of the year, Daniel Forslund, deputy director of the healthcare division of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, said on Monday.

Professor Waverman is dean of the Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary. Oh, and the scorecard is commissioned by Nokia Siemens Networks.

TakeCare comprises an ePrescription module. Janus Window has been integrated in TakeCare and in five other patient electronic health record systems that are in use in Sweden's regions; it provides quality patient-specific drug information. The main advantage of Janus Window is that it automatically sends warnings to the prescribers.

After e-government, m-government. The idea of the state permanently streaming data to and from your mobile phone may be some people's nightmare. In Sweden, it's already reality.

Banks need to equip their customers with a security solution, and each government agency alone don’t make a business case. Therefore the Banks in Sweden are reselling identity towards all agencies, and thereby achieving cost-savings, and together create a win-win situation. Maria Repitsch interviewed (In Swedish) Kay Kojer, business developer at the Swedish Tax Agency.