Study of the Perception on the Portuguese Citizen Card and Electronic Signature

Isabel Cerqueira; Vítor Sá; Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães

Global Security, Safety and Sustainability & e-Democracy. 7th International and 4th e-Democracy, Joint Conferences, ICGS3/e-Democracy 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 24-26, 2011, Revised Selected Papers

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Study of the Perception on the Portuguese Citizen Card and Electronic Signature

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-33448-1_23,
    author={Isabel Cerqueira and V\^{\i}tor S\^{a} and S\^{e}rgio Tenreiro de Magalh\"{a}es},
    title={Study of the Perception on the Portuguese Citizen Card and Electronic Signature},
    proceedings={Global Security, Safety and Sustainability \& e-Democracy. 7th International and 4th e-Democracy, Joint Conferences, ICGS3/e-Democracy 2011, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 24-26, 2011, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={ICGS3 \& E-DEMOCRACY},
    year={2012},
    month={10},
    keywords={Citizen Card Digital Signature Digital Citizenship},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-33448-1_23}
}

Isabel Cerqueira
Vítor Sá
Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães
Year: 2012
Study of the Perception on the Portuguese Citizen Card and Electronic Signature
ICGS3 & E-DEMOCRACY
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33448-1_23

Isabel Cerqueira¹^,*, Vítor Sá¹^,*, Sérgio Tenreiro de Magalhães¹^,*

1: Universidade Católica Portuguesa

*Contact email: isabel.cerqueira@cm-vilaverde.pt, vitor.sa@braga.ucp.pt, stmagalhaes@braga.ucp.pt

Abstract

This article presents an analysis of the adoption the Citizen Card in Portugal based on a survey, in which 601 citizens participated. The survey focused on the knowledge of the card and of its features, as well as in the digital signature capabilities. First the survey population was informed about the concept of the Citizen Card, its applicability, and the technological mechanisms associated with their use. We extracted a set of conclusions, which may be useful to countries seeking to implement this type of technology/procedures.

Keywords: Citizen Card Digital Signature Digital Citizenship

Published: 2012-10-08

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33448-1_23