AmI 

Ambient Intelligence 

CA 

The Certification Authority in Public Key Infrastructure 

Compatibility 

Correct exchange of information

Data Marts 

Subsets of data resultant from queries to a larger database using specific parameters 

eID 

Electronic ID 

G2C 

Government to Citizen. Type of services offered by the Governments to their Citizens. 

ICTs 

Information and Communication Technologies 

IMS 

Identity Management System 

Interconnectivity

Ability to exchange data between systems 

Interoperability 

Ability to exchange information between systems correctly and use that information appropriately

ISP 

Internet Service Provider 

PET 

Privacy Enhancing Technologies 

PKI 

Public Key Infrastructure. Technical and legal infrastructure to issue, manage and revoke digital certificates 

TFI 

Technical, Formal and Informal. Framework that addresses information systems at the following three levels: technology artefacts; policy describing rules and regulations; and non written human behaviour