Globally, federated identity is a recognised enabler for education. In the federated identity model, identities in an institution are used within the campus and across multiple domains, including cloud services, by using an Identity Provider. Institutions can choose which digital identities and services to include in an identity federation, and the digital identity attributes to use, as long as these attributes adhere to a common standard published by the federation.
eduID.ng is the identity and access federation for the Nigerian research and education community comprising higher education institutions, research institutes, schools and recognized stakeholder organizations that are users or producers of academic-related outputs. By establishing mutual operating rules and policies, participating institutions can utilize federated access among each other in a cloud-based trusted access management environment.
Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative will be hosting a meeting of stakeholders on identity and access management in Nigerian higher education, themed: “Identity and Access Management and Its Importance For Nigerian Institutions”.
Date: Wednesday, 3rd October 2024 Time: 11:00 – 12:30 WAT
Objectives:
- Highlight the need for Academic Identity (eduID) in higher education
- Understand the global eduID ecosystem
- Understand the potential uses for eduID.ng in Nigeria
- Action Points to move eduID.ng adoption forward in Nigeria
Agenda:
- 11:00 – 11:05 – Welcome remarks – Owen Iyoha CEO, Eko-Konnect
- 11:05 – 11:10 – Interactive participant poll on current state of IAM in Nigeria
- 11:10 – 11:25 – Global trends in Higher Education Identity management – Olayiwola Lawal
- 11:25 – 11:40 – Potential uses for eduID.ng and eduGAIN, the inter-federation service
- 11:40 – 12:00 – Q&A
- 12:00 – 12:25 – Interactive discussion – Moving eduID.ng adoption forward in Nigeria
- 12:25 – 12:30 – Closing – Prof. Charles Uwadia (Chair, Board of Trustees, Eko-Konnect)