A8: International Collaboration

Continue Collaborating in International Efforts

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The Federal Government will increase commitment to the global activities associated with privacy and trusted digital identities. The Federal Government will prioritize and appropriately staff existing international efforts associated with trusted digital identities. As discussed previously, standards development and adoption at the international level is a cornerstone of global commerce and information exchange. To avoid localized standards development and adoption, domestic efforts should endeavor to adopt international standards whenever they are consistent with domestic goals. Furthermore, information sharing and international forum and pilot participation will provide ongoing enhancement to the development of the Identity Ecosystem. Collaboration in international efforts is not only a Federal Government responsibility. The private sector shares responsibility for the Strategy’s implementation and adoption. Success of the Identity Ecosystem depends on participation from multi-national corporations and global providers in the use of federated identities that are interoperable and scalable to Internet levels. The Federal Government will increase prioritization, coordination, and participation of government representatives, and encourage greater private sector prioritization, coordination, and participation of their representatives in international standards development activities related to the Identity Ecosystem. These activities will include international policy and technical working groups, forums, and councils performing relevant work. In order for the U.S. to collaborate internationally and benefit from the lessons learned, best practices, and interoperability of international integration, U.S. presence in these forums must increase and support standards that align with the Identity Ecosystem.

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