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The Social e-ID Framework is not a positive standard, as it has not been internalized for each
of the nations. Nevertheless, it is a big progress as it represents the will of the Ibero American
nations to attain a common criteria to deal with the issue of individuals’ identification in
physical and digital environments, expressed for the first time.
We consider that the Social e-ID Framework is relevant for various reasons:
a. It is the first expression of understanding among the Ibero-American countries that addresses
the identification and the use of technology issues.
b. It introduces the electronic authentication concept, as a link between the concepts of
individuals identification in physical environments and the electronic/digital signature.
c. It is the first time that a document deals in a jointly fashion with both issues, individuals’
identification in physical environments and individuals identification in electronic
environments.
d. It is the first expression of understanding among the Ibero-American countries that agree
on a common glossary on the issues related to e-commerce, digital government and
authentication in electronic environments.
e. It constitutes a valuable antecedent to attain future agreements for mutual acknowledgement
of digital signatures.
Therefore, we then understand that the Social e-ID Framework turns to be a big leap forward. In
this paper we analyze the mentioned framework from the legal point of view, identifying those
aspects that are relevant for our legal system.
We are pursuing to start an interchange of opinions on these aspects, with the aim of
contributing, in the middle term, to the attainment of agreements to facilitate individuals
access to e-commerce and e-government.
We are confident that progress in e-commerce is highly positive for the development of the
economy, specially for the small and medium sized enterprises, with the consequent increase
in decent jobs and the development of regional economies. And we understand that as there is
progress in e-government, the access of individuals into their government, its administration, the
State, means more democracy, more participation, more transparency, better government. But
fundamentally, we are convinced that social inclusion policies deployed by our governments
need individuals’ identification to be effective. And that the effective exercise of rights starts
when an individual has been identified, that individual possesses an identity and such identity
is acknowledged.
Chapter II briefly describes the Argentine legal framework for individuals identification and
digital signature. The main concepts are dealt with, their relationship with biometrics and
digital signature and their legal nature.
Chapter III presents the Social e-ID Framework, and particularly, its principles and contents from
the legal perspective.
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