Identosphere 132: IIW Recaps • Enterprise Business Models • Case Study Digital Product Passports w VCs • Bluesky going viral
We curate the latest in decentralized identity, with upcoming events, use-cases and developments in open standards and the public sector. Thanks for supporting our efforts by Paypal or Patreon.
DC4EU project officially started on the 1st of April 2023 [...] The [Kick-Off Meeting] will set the ground for the technical work for the next two project years.
There are many ways to represent VCs and verifiable presentations, which consist of a set of VCs. VPs allow multi-factor verification which unlocks new realms of real-world use cases
There was a discussion on the growing number of governments that are developing and implementing digital identity strategies. The trend is particularly progressing in the EU, Estonia, parts of Asia, and British Columbia (Canada).
it wasn’t a surprise to see several sessions [on AI] at IIW, including one which we attended titled “How can we have digital trust in the age of ChatGPT?”
OpenID4VC is a protocol to watch out for as it is agnostic to credential types, supporting various W3C credentials such as mobile driver’s licenses and [...] included in the EU’s wallet architecture reference framework as a must for credential issuers to use.
Sadly, there were no attendees from Africa this time. Please remember we offer scholarships for people from underrepresented areas, so if you'd like to come to IIW37, please let us know.
Building on academic literature and practical projects, our study addresses this and contributes a taxonomy of business enabled by SSI with 12 dimensions, 9 sub-dimensions, and 51 characteristics
The startup also has plans to diversify the use cases of verifiable technology solutions across various industries such as human resources and finance, and build on its footprint in the education, healthcare and aviation industries, it said on Thursday (Apr 20).
We will discuss federal, state, and provincial government policy, standards, legislation, and initiatives [and] the public benefit component of venture-backed investment in interoperable digital credentialing through commercial open-source software and open standards communities.
Verifiable Credentials Status List v2021: This specification describes a privacy-preserving, space-efficient, and high-performance mechanism for publishing status information such as suspension or revocation of Verifiable Credentials.
Securing Verifiable Credentials using JSON Web Tokens: This specification defines how Verifiable Credentials can be represented as JSON Web Tokens (JWT) [RFC7519] and secured using JSON Web Signatures (JWS) [RFC7515].
OpenID4VC is a suite of standards for issuing and using digital credentials in online scenarios. IDunion has tested the suite and contributed to its evolution since 2021
Fortunately, Sign-In with Ethereum isn’t just for Ethereum. It does, in fact, work with L2s and other EVM-compatible chains, and it’s quite easy to set up with the existing SIWE libraries.
Technically, interoperability is the ability of different functional units (e.g., systems, databases, devices, or applications) to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data in a manner that does not require the end user to have an in-depth knowledge of those functional units (ISO/IEC 2382). (source: Interoperability | Identification for Development)
For product identification purposes, the well-established standard in industries like Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Healthcare, Apparel or Do-It-Yourself (DIY) is the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN). […] For that reason, the authors focus on the GS1 System in this paper
Who can aggregate two or more independent sources of location data [...], while using Zero Knowledge Proofs to hide the actual location, and still prove to the satisfaction of a verifier that the thing is either inside or outside a pre-determined geofence?
This paper recommends KERI for consideration as a potential metaplatform overlay and solution for both the education and health industries as a means of attaining their primary goal of being more user versus institution-centric in their core interactions and processes. Finally, some pathways for future research are recommended
With its many benefits, decentralized identity is poised to revolutionize the way we manage and protect our personal data, and it is an essential tool for any business looking to thrive in the digital age.
It doesn’t mean that we don’t still have centralized, trusted, data issuers, such as Data Corp. It just means that the verification can happen without everyone having to go back to Data Corp.
According to PwC, the metaverse’s potential contribution to GCC economies is expected to reach USD 15 Billion in the next seven years. By 2030, projected metaverse economic contribution in GCC countries for travel and tourism stands at approximately 3.2 billion, followed by gaming at 2.4 billion and retail and e-commerce at 2.2 billion.
The current state of the web is commonly referred to as Web 3.0 or the Semantic Web, which is an evolution of its predecessor, Web 2.0. Version 3.0 is characterized by a shift toward decentralized and distributed systems.
