On Wednesday 13 September 2006 03:18 pm, Dinesh Shah wrote:
Dear Kenneth,
On 9/13/06, Kenneth Gonsalves lawgon@au-kbc.org wrote:
conventionaly when one writes an application, the client is consulted. In this case the client is the government - and unless the government accepts what is done, the project is a total waste. I would suggest we ask the govt what their thinking in the matter is before proceeding.
You are right that the customer should be consulted. However, many times the customer may even do not know that they need such a solution or such a solution is possible. In many cases customer may not be aware of the existance of problem. ;-)
What problem? The present id systems serve their limited purposes very well within the constraints of cost, infrastructure and usability. Problems are purely due to issuer / verifier not doing their job. Where is the problem defined and what is the rationale for a universal id system.
In such a case, the new idea should be formed and presented to the potential customer. The idea should be practical and vialble in all respect before it can be sold to the customer. :-D
That in plain language means hobby (not even acdemic). If someone has the wherewithal to actually use the system they will. If someone has the inclination they will write code. Ofcourse if someone is footing the bill it will be termed Major Project and will be launched at Grand Maratha or some such fancy place.