HKU Electronic Service Delivery (ESD)
System in Operation
The Computer Centre is pleased to announce that the HKU
ESD System which makes use of digital signatures supported by HKU-Cert
(digital certificates issued by HKU Certification Authority (CA) to University
staff and students) has been put into operation on 16 October 2000.
The use of digital signatures can speed up the
work flow from an end user initiating a request to the final completion
of the whole process. Digital signatures provide reliable user authentication
and assured data integrity. The use of ESD eliminates the requirement
of written signatures and circulation of paper forms, thus increasing the
productivity and service quality.
The first two HKU ESD applications introduced to HKU members are:
The Computer Centre has held a seminar for representatives
from departments on the use of the ESD system in early October and it was
very well-received. Some departments have started to acquire the HKU-Cert
in order to use this new service. The Computer Centre is also working
with some departments in pilot projects for using the FormFlow System to
deliver their own services electronically. For details on how to start
using the HKU ESD system, please refer to our
ESD
homepage.
If you wish to find out how the ESD platform can
help you deliver your departments services electronically, please contact
the undersigned.
Fanny Chau
Tel: 2964 5737
E-mail: hcxccyh@hku.hk
[Contents] [Next]
[Previous]