Identity and Information Management
 “The building blocks of the information age”
Technology and the digitisation of data allows us to access unlimited amounts of information whenever we want, but it also means that others are able to access information about us or our organisation and this exposes us to fraud or loss of privacy. How we store, manage and share data is the key to our success as a knowledge economy and is vital for the security and wellbeing of our citizens.
Managing these processes, whilst striking a balance between accessibility and privacy, is a key challenge for our industry. Whilst there is a need for secure and robust systems, the emphasis should be on ease of use. Our industry plays a fundamental role in developing and implementing these processes in line with the needs of the users and industry standards.
Benefits of being an Intellect member:
- Working with members across the public and private sectors to address topics such as identity and information management, freedom of information, information sharing, biometrics.
- Insight into key organisations such as the Identity and Passport Service, Home Office and Information Commissioner’s Office.
- Awareness of and knowledge about the many new technologies appearing in the market.
- Partnership opportunities with innovative technology companies.
Our core challenges:
- helping public and private sectors understand how these technologies should be integrated into customer centric service delivery
- championing the UK as a place where these technologies can grow, develop and flourish
- demonstrating how information can be shared across government or private sector organisations and the safeguards technology can put in place to ensure the security of information
- what does it all mean – helping stakeholders find and understand a common language
Our work and achievements:
Facts and stats:
- CIFAS the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service found 135,000 incidents of identity fraud in 2005, an increase of over 500% since 1999. Identity fraud has cost the UK over £1.7 billion to date.
- Between £20 – £50 million of identity-related benefit fraud is committed each year, says the Home Office.
- According to the credit scoring firm Equifax, it typically takes a UK identity theft victim up to 300 hours to clear their name.
- The government states that there could be 430,000 illegal migrants living in the UK, with the Home Office stating there are over 10,000 fraudulent passport applications each year. Identity and Information Management
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