KANTARA INITIATIVE INC
401 EDGEWATER PLACE NO 600, WAKEFIELD, MA 01880 kantarainitiative.org

Total Revenue
$383,273
Total Expenses
$439,981
Net Assets
$42,849

Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION: KANTARA IS THE GLOBAL CONSORTIUM IMPROVING TRUSTWORTHY USE OF IDENTITY AND PERSONAL DATA THROUGH INNOVATION, STANDARDIZATION, AND GOOD PRACTICE. OUR VISION: ENSURE SECURE, IDENTITY-BASED, ONLINE INTERACTIONS WHILE PREVENTING MISUSE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION SO THAT NETWORKS WILL BECOME PRIVACY PROTECTING AND MORE TRUSTWORTHY ENVIRONMENTS.

KANTARA INITIATIVE, INC. PROVIDES REAL-WORLD INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE DIGITAL IDENTITY AND PERSONAL DATA ECOSYSTEMS. BEYOND ITS FLAGSHIP EID-ASSISTING IDENTITY ASSURANCE TRUST FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPING INITIATIVES INCLUDING IDENTITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, GROUND-BREAKING USER MANAGED ACCESS (EIC AWARD WINNER FOR INNOVATION IN INFORMATION SECURITY 2014) BASELINED FOR GDPR, IDENTITIES OF THINGS, AND THE GDPR-READY CONSENT RECEIPT SPECIFICATION, KANTARA INITIATIVE CONNECTS A GLOBAL, OPEN, AND TRANSPARENT LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CA TECHNOLOGIES, EXPERIAN, FORGEROCK, DIGI.ME, INTERNET SOCIETY, NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND SECUREKEY.

KANTARA INITIATIVE PROVIDES STRATEGIC VISION AND REAL WORLD INNOVATION FOR THE DIGITAL IDENTITY TRANSFORMATION. DEVELOPING INITIATIVES INCLUDING: IDENTITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT, USER MANAGED ACCESS (EIC AWARD WINNER FOR INNOVATION IN INFORMATION SECURITY 2014), IDENTITIES OF THINGS, AND MINIMUM VIABLE CONSENT RECEIPT, KANTARA INITIATIVE CONNECTS A GLOBAL, OPEN, AND TRANSPARENT LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY. KANTARA INITIATIVE MEMBERS TAKE THE LEAD TO DISCOVER STRATEGIC ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF IDENTITY, IOT, AND USABILITY. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL "CONNECTED LIFE." OUR MEMBERS DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS THAT SIMPLIFY OUR INCREASINGLY COMPLEX CONNECTED LIVES. NETWORKED DEVICES AND SENSORS MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS. LEVERAGING MOBILE DEVICES, SENSORS, AND WEARABLES IS THE FUTURE OF IDENTITY AND PERSONAL DATA. KANTARA INITIATIVE DEVELOPS INNOVATIONS TO SOLVE REAL WORLD PROBLEMS FOR THE IDENTITY BASED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION.THE CONNECTED LIFE INNOVATION GROUPS ARE:BLOCKCHAIN AND SMART CONTRACTS - INITIATE A BROAD DISCUSSION ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SMART-CONTRACTS AND BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMS.IDENTITY RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - DEVELOPS THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES OF RELATIONSHIPS TO EVOLVE IAM FOR THE CONNECTED WORLD LEVERAGING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE, DEVICES, AND ENTITIES.USER-MANAGED ACCESS - DEVELOPS USER-MANAGED ACCESS AN OPEN SPECIFICATION FOR USER-CENTRIC AUTHORIZATION. APPLICABLE FOR BOTH ENTERPRISE AND INDIVIDUALS.CONSENT AND INFORMATION SHARING - DEVELOPS THE MINIMUM VIABLE CONSENT RECEIPT FOR "TAGGING" A CONSENT ACTION AND GENERATION OF A DIGITAL RECEIPT TO LOG THE CONSENT ACTION.IDENTITIES OF THINGS - REVIEWS THE LANDSCAPE OF IOT STANDARDS WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE IDENTITY OF PERSONS AND THINGS LAYER.WHILE CONNECTIONS TO DIGITAL SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES GROW, DATA GENERATED BY THOSE CONNECTIONS IS A CHALLENGE TO MANAGE. IN THE LANDSCAPE OF IDENTITY, SECURITY, AND ACCESS TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY, VARYING NATIONAL APPROACHES AND SCHEMES EXIST. GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY ARE CONNECTING MORE AND MORE TO LEVERAGE THEIR STRENGTHS FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES. THIS IS THE WORLD OF BORDERLESS IDM, WHERE GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY SEEK TO HARMONIZE. KANTARA INITIATIVE DEVELOPS ASSURANCE AND INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE TRUST LAYER OF ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS.THE TRUST SERVICES INTEROPERABILITY GROUPS ARE:IDENTITY ASSURANCE - DEVELOPS THE IDENTITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK AS THE CONTROLLING DOCUMENTS FOR THE KANTARA IDENTITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.HEALTH IDENTITY ASSURANCE - PROVIDES REVIEW AND EXPERTISE OF THE IDENTITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON EHEALTH POLICY AND TECHNICAL INTEROPERABILITY.EGOVERNMENT - PROVIDES INDUSTRY EXPERT INSIGHT WITH REGARD TO NATIONAL IDENTITY POLICY AND INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAMS.FEDERATION INTEROPERABILITY - DEVELOPS PROFILES AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS FOR KANTARA INITIATIVE FEDERATION INTEROPERABILITY EFFORTS INCLUDING TECHNICAL PROFILES DEVELOPMENT AND HARMONIZATION OF BUSINESS CASES FOR TRUSTED FEDERATION AND TRUST FRAMEWORK META-MODEL.CONSENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS - CONSENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS ARE USED TO MANAGE THE FULL LIFECYCLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S CONSENT FOR THE PROCESSING OF THEIR PERSONAL DATA. THAT CONSENT NEEDS TO BE: FREELY GIVEN, SPECIFIC, INFORMED AND UNAMBIGUOUS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Colin WallisEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR32$150,006
Robin WiltonDIRECTOR1$0
Jj HarkemaDIRECTOR1$0
Julian RangerDIRECTOR1$0
Ken DaggTREASURER2$0
Allan FosterCHAIR1$0

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