Digital Identity Management in Formal Education: Implications for Policy and Decision-Making

* Defines and situates the key concepts, primary issues, and historical development of digital identity management.

* Introduces the core issues, configurations, industry trends, and market influences of digital identity technologies.

* Addresses the meaning and significance of digital identity in terms of educational organizations’ governance, strategy, and policy, including the developmental of large-scale identity infrastructures.

* Explores the legal aspects of identity management with a specific focus on compliance, liability, and application of the theory of property rights and data protection.

* Includes findings from the social sciences and psychology to consider ethical actions within cyberspace and how perception and reputation are linked base on the transience or permanence of identity.