Switch edu-ID Advisory Board

The SWITCH edu-ID Advisory Board includes representatives of the most important stakeholder groups, including representatives from the BFI Community, political bodies in the field of education and SP Operators. The Switch edu-ID Advisory Board acts as an advisory organ concerning the long-term strategy of the Switch edu-ID service.

SWITCH consults with the Switch edu-ID Advisory Board concerning topics such as:

  • Federation Partner Policy: Which categories of partners should be accepted in the edu-ID federation, and what are the conditions.
  • Define cooperation principles
    • with tertiary and non-tertiary partners on the national level.
    • with other national or international identity federations.
  • Guiding the evolution of the Switch edu-ID Federation and services
    • its strategic direction.
    • the legal and contractual framework.
    • the funding principles.

The SWITCH edu-ID Advisory Board has no decision-making authority. SWITCH decides on the composition of the SWITCH edu-ID Advisory Board.

Currently the Advisory Board consists of the following members:

Stakeholder Group Mandate and Current Representative
Higher Education Institution
Central IT Services		 Mandate by ASIUS, FID or PH-ID:
Niklaus Lang (FHNW, by FID) chair
vacant (by ASIUS)
Higher Education Institution
Administration		 Mandate by ASIUS, FID:
vacant
Higher Education Institution
Resource Owners/Service Providers		 Mandate by SWITCH:
Stéphane Recrosio (Université de Fribourg)
Roberto Mazzoni (Universität Zürich)
Legal Departments Mandate by SWITCH:
Angelo Marchetta (SWITCH)
University & Scientific Libraries Mandate by Swiss Library Service Platform SLSP:
Susanne Aerni (Consortial Services)

Mandate by Swiss Library Network for Education and Research:
Markus Joachim (ETH-Bibliothek Zürich)
Higher Education Institution
Continuing Education		 Mandate by Swiss University Continuing Education (swissuni):
Nicolas Chappuis (Université de Neuchâtel)
Higher Education Institution
Alumni Organisations		 Mandate by an Alumni umbrella organisation:
Toni Schmid (FH Schweiz)
SWITCH Mandate by SWITCH:
 Esther Seidl-Nussbaumer (SWITCH)