PPP Initiatives

Building International Trust brings new challenges - for the public as for the private sector.

There is need for action in developing and the newly industrialising countries the possibilities open to government development promotion alone are stagnating. On the other hand, private firms are playing an increasingly important role in the development of these countries. They create jobs and sources of income, train local personnel, and transfer know-how and technology.

At the same time, private companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, frequently find themselves in a tight spot: they must compete on the international stage, but they often lack the skills and the local contacts.

This is where the PPP programme of the OISTE steps in: for if the two sides join forces, they achieve their respective objectives more effectively, more quickly, and at a lower cost.

Experience has shown that, in many cases, private and development-policy goals broadly overlap.


OISTE Public-Private Partnerships

Development partnerships with the private sector - better known as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) - describe a new model for development cooperation. OISTE  works jointly with the private sector in developing countries and countries in transition.

Since the beginning of the PPP programme in October 1998, OISTE and private partners have initiated over 350 partnerships in more than 120 countries.

OISTE's track record in assisting countries is impressive. So far, OISTE has assisted governments understanding that E-Democracy  is not just about technology and electronic service delivery; it is about using security, legislation, information and communication technologies to improve the delivery, quality and accessibility of public services built around the needs of the citizen and customer. It means doing things in radically new and different ways. Service delivery is reengineered away from the historical departmental structure towards a model based upon and focused on the needs of the citizen; there is consequently a sharper democratic accountability with greater citizen participation and community involvement.  

Companies face complex challenges when they operate in developing countries.

In many business sectors, investors in developing and newly industrialising countries are confronted with problems that they often cannot solve alone.

OISTE has the relevant experience in areas that may not count as the core business of private companies, but which is nevertheless often decisive for their economic success.

The OISTE PPP programme is open to all  firms as well as their affiliates in developing countries - independent of size but with a an activity related to Secure Electronic Transactions and E-Government .

Project proposals may be informally submitted.

The proposals should contain the following information:

• a brief description of the company and its business goals in the partner country
• the economic situation or the problem from the perspective of the company
• an initial idea of what the cooperation with OISTE might look like
• an estimate of costs and benefits for the company and for OISTE

Here are some examples of OISTE Initiatives:

Turkey: The WTC Ankara makes digital certification services a reality for its business customers. Base on PKI technology, WTC Ankara is now positioned to provide high trust and cost effective solutions aimed at building confidence in electronic transactions. Oct  2003 OISTE invited at WISeKey at the 5th International Summit on Transactional CrimeThe Council of Europe and the United Nations co-organise with the Monaco World Summit this unique event gathering Governments & the Private Sector. Juan A. Avellan, Chief Legal Advisor at WISeKey SA, invited by the International Organisation for the Security of Electronic Transactions, will speak during the Plenary Session about the Internet and Crime on the 24th of October. Among other speakers will be: Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe; Gilles Carbonnier, Director of the International Commitee of the Red Cross; Mr. Didier Reynders, Minister of Finance of Belgium; Mr. Patrick Leclercq, Prime Minister of Monaco     Oct  2003 OISTE WISeKey and id Quantique in the Press 14 October - Breakthrough in Quantum Cryptography: Swiss Partnership To Release World's First Integrated Quantum Key Infrastructure   Jul 2003 ICANN or ITU? Civil Society debates Internet Governance16 July 2003. In the run-up to the Intersessional Meeting which is currently taking place in Paris, controversial debates broke out between civil society members around the theme of internet governance. While some criticised the business-based approach of ICANN, a largely corporate body which currently regulates most of the basic rules of the internet, others feared a government-led take-over of the net through ITU. More... Jul 2003 WSIS Preparation Process Intersessional Meeting starts in Paris Paris, 15 July 2003. Today the latest preparatory meeting towards the WSIS started in Paris. The so-called Intersessional Meeting became necessary as the second PrepCom conference in February had not advanced far enough on drafting the WSIS Declaration and Action Plan. These documents will be developed further during the next few days. Civil Society organisations will have the chance to contribute statements every day at the beginning of negotiation sessions. Amongst the major points of conflict during the first day were the Right to Information, the Right to Communicate, and the Right to Development. There is a detailed report on the first day proceedings on Prepcom.Net.     Apr 2003 US: Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) and WISeKey today announced a joint agreement to deploy secure platforms for network identity.  Based on Sun Microsystems(tm) technologies and WISeKey’s Trust Management Model, built around the OISTE-WISeKey Common Global ROOT, the Sun-WISeKey Secure Platform for Trust Management provides digital identification solutions specifically designed to fulfil today’s demanding requirements for non-repudiable identification. more   Mar 2003 Geneva: Contribution of the International Organization for the Security of Electronic Transactions (IOSET) and the company WISeKey S.A. to the Second meeting of the committee of preparation of the World Summit on Information Society Geneva, February 17-28, 2003 more   Feb 2003 Geneva: OISTE  plans to create a de facto national identification digital card platform to foster  e-government applications are gaining ground.  more   Jan 2003 New York, US:  WISeKey , OISTE and Videotex Development Corporation (Videotex), an innovative New York based developer of e-marketplace solutions, today jointly launched the Safetransact.com secure e-marketplace based on WISeKey’s Common ROOT and CPS and E-Commerce PKI Certification Authority. more Jan 2003 Geneva:  OISTE is inviting your organizations to promote Digital Identities in your country. We are pleased to invite organizations worldwide that have shown interest in the past and new ones to take part in this Trusted Global Community as a Registration Agent. more   Dec 2002 Cameroon: Post and Telecommunications Ministry embarks on project to deploy digital certification and e-applications using PKI technology using WISeKey and OISTE .   Nov  2002 Switzerland:  OISTE signs with ITU the WorldETrust Memorandum of Understanding. more July 2002 Cote d'Ivoire: Representatives of APEX-CI receive training on how to issue and manage digital certificates as part of the deployment of PKI and PKI-enabled applications.   June 2002 Accord de partenariat entre WISekey, OISTE  et l’APEX-CI – Association pour la Promotion des Exportations de Côte d'Ivoire. more... June 2002 Entrevista more... May 2002 Andean Community Member States: on their way to having a harmonized legal framework for e-services, digital certification, e-signature to create an enabling environment for confidence and consumer protection in e-transactions. more...   April 2002 Cambodia: The MPTC becomes the first Asian country and first LDC participating in the ITU-WISeKey-OISTE PKI deployment to have an operational infrastructure for digital certificates and value-added e-applications/services.   April 2002 Peru: Through LimaTel, Peru becomes the 2nd Andean Member State to acquire the PKI-enabled technology for digital certification, personal security environment using hardware tokens and secure applications for various types of e-services.   March 2002   February 2002 Ecuador: CORPECE rolls-out operational infrastructure for providing digital certificates and value-added services based on the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-enabled technology.   January 2001 Switzerland: WISeKey today launched its WISeKey Global Partner Program to be known as the WisePartner Program. Now that WISeKey is in full deployment mode, it has established its partner program to enable accreditation of complying technologies and services. more