Microsoft Corp and WISeKey win €17.4 million e-Government Citizen Services Platform (CSP) project

Geneva/Houston (Switzerland/USA) 11 July (PROTEXT/ots) - Microsoft Corp.and WISeKey today announced that they were selected by the RegionalGovernment of Biscay for the delivery of a comprehensive e-GovernmentCitizen Services Platform. This €17.4 million project includes aleading-edge identity federation that enables the establishment ofcustomized citizen portals adapted to the needs and the interests of eachcitizen in a real Web 2.0 environment.

According to Mr. José Luis Bilbao, Deputy General of Bizkaia, Spain"BiscayTIK shall allow our citizens to benefit from leading edge servicesthat propel our region into the 21st century at the forefront of social andeconomic development, with support of first class partners such asMicrosoft and WISeKey, fully committed to joining us in developing ourworld class technology center".

"Microsoft has long recognized the responsibility to enable access totechnology in ways that help people realize their full potential," MichelVan der Bel Vice President Public Sector of Microsoft International said."We are working closely with partners like WISeKey with governments aroundthe world on progressing technology policy issues and providing technologysolutions that address the unique IT needs of governments, educators andnon-profit organization."

"WISeKey’s long experience in securing e-Government services and its uniqueTrust Platform and ID portability capability are a major asset fordeployment of the CSPs around the world," said Carlos Moreira, Founder andCEO of WISeKey. WISeKey has a major development center in Bizkaia andrecruits local experts and will use this location as a leading center ofexcellence.

Part of the solution to be delivered by WISeKey is a new generationsemantic validation system which leverages the Web 2.0 functionalities andWeb 3.0 interactions.

Full article at http://www.wisekey.com/csp/biscaytik.htm.

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