Roadmap and Current Activities
The edu-ID team would like to inform the community and users of edu-ID transparently about current activities and long-term planning. The activities mentioned are not exhaustive and we are open to further suggestions from the Swiss university community.
Current Planning
Topics further ahead
- Provide new authentication methods (delegated to universities and/or AGOV)
- Delegate support tasks involving affiliatied users to universities
- Develop concept for the integration of the governmental E-ID with edu-ID
Strategic Directions
- Support Digitization Initiatives at Universities
Additional services around the identity of a student, e.g. digital signatures, diplomas, digital documents etc.
- Extend Federation Footprint
Increase number of participating organizations, services and users
- Maintain Governance by Swiss universities
Implement new requirements from the higher education community.
- Maintain High Security and Data-Protection Standards
Data protection is a core value of our service. As a non-profit foundation, we are an important trust anchor of the Swiss IT landscape.
Guidelines for Prioritization
We prioritize based on the needs of our university community, so talk to us! If you, as an organization, have important topics that we should know about, please let us know at eduid-support@switch.ch
- Generate added value for the community
- Alignment with strategic principles
- Maximize benefit/cost ratio for development and operation
