European Mint: Electronic Tax Filing System Infrastructure

Accenture partnered with a European mint to develop an infrastructure that would guarantee information security and support the mint's vision of an electronic tax filing and refund system.

Connecting People and Government Through the Internet

A European mint wanted to create an electronic tax filing and refund system. It lacked, however, the infrastructure and certification standards to guarantee information security levels mandated by recent legislation.

Accenture partnered with the mint to develop the infrastructure that would meet legislative requirements for information authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, availability, and maintenance.

• Implemented a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) system—technology that secures electronic data transmissions—using multiple certification levels for tighter security.
  
  
• Developed security models, policies, processes, and workflows for the new system and put them in action through a series of pilot applications throughout the country.
  
  
• Helped develop the country's Digital Signature Act in collaboration with the client—legislation which gained legal standing for the new system.

Result: A security infrastructure that protects data communications and a government-sponsored National Certification Authority that meets legislative requirements.

Value Added: Efficient, direct communication channels between citizens, government and business; lower government costs and administrative burdens; national standards that will enable development of Internet-based services in the country; and an additional revenue stream for the government because it can now outsource the PKI system to other entities.