Terms of Reference (ToR) for Technical Committee (TC) Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures (ESI)
Approved at Board#112, April 2017
Areas of activity
TC ESI is responsible for standardization within ETSI supporting current and upcoming technology for Electronic Signatures and related services (e.g. registered electronic delivery, electronic seals) as well as trust service infrastructures supporting such services. This is aimed at supporting regulatory requirements such as the eIDAS Regulation as well as general commercial requirements.
TC ESI is the lead body within ETSI in relation to electronic signatures, related services and trust service Infrastructures, to protect electronic transactions and ensure trust and confidence with business partners, including the preparation of reports and other necessary activities, by
- Developing generic standards, guides and reports
- Liaising with other ETSI bodies
- Liaising with bodies external to ETSI
- Establishing a continuing work plan.
Annex 1 (Informative): Collaboration with other bodies (both inside and outside ETSI)
TC ESI will set-up the appropriate communication channels to groups both within and outside of ETSI.
ETSI groups
TC CYBER
External Groups
CAB Forum
CEN (TC 224 and TC 331)
Cloud Signatures Consortium
European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA)
ENISA
ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC27
ISO TC 154
ISO TC171/SC 2/WG 8
IETF
OASIS
SAFE-BioPharma
UNECE - UN/CEFACT
UPU