CWA 16036:2009

The present document gives guidance on unique identification systems currently in use or emerg-ing for organizations and parts thereof. This covers organizational and operational rules and proc-esses to enable interoperability across multiple organization identification schemes. Stress is laid on the persistence or permanence of the identification, i.e. that an according identifier designates the same entity over a long period. It comprehends an analysis of existing systems and proposes recommendations on how to achieve interoperability among them by using meta-identification sys-tems. These specifications form an umbrella over disparate schemes for business directory ser-vices in order to create a reconciled and workable framework that can be used in multiple applica-tion environments. The focus is on unique identification systems used in Europe taking into account relevant international standardisation developments.