* [Notes from W3C TPAC on major deployments of Verifiable Credentials](https://twitter.com/philarcher1/status/1570082512122294273)Manu Sporny via Phil Archer
- Steel, Oil Agriculture Shipment into US Customs ($2.3T in good/year)
- European Digital Wallet (€163M funding, 450M people)
- Digital Education Credentials in Uganda, Nigeria, Kenya (323M people)
- Digital Age Verfication (152k retail stores, 200M people)
A pertinent example of how this can be applied in the corporate world is this example of the[Scottish Social Services Council uses them](https://www.badges.sssc.uk.com/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know-about-open-badges/)to underpin workforce learning. The BCS describes this as the[future of professional development](https://www.bcs.org/content-hub/digital-badging-the-future-of-professional-development/), with many organizations like[Siemens](https://new.siemens.com/uk/en/company/education/teachers/siemens-digital-badges.html)using them this way.
* [OWI Digital Forum Recap: The Rise & Adoption of Verifiable Credentials](https://trinsic.id/owi-digital-forum-recap-the-rise-adoption-of-verifiable-credentials/)
> Trinsic CEO Riley Hughes sat down with [One World Identity](https://oneworldidentity.com/)(OWI) CEO Travis Jarae to have a one-on-one conversation about [“The Rise & Adoption of Verifiable Credentials”](https://oneworldidentity.com/session/trinsic/). Below is a short summary
* [25+ Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for Verifiable Credentials](https://academy.affinidi.com/25-proof-of-concept-poc-for-verifiable-credentials-edf684b592f2)Affinidi
> Today, we proudly present another 25+ Proof of Concepts for VC implementation. These use cases are a compilation of the[submissions](https://affinidipocathon.devpost.com/)(in no particular order) made by the participants of the Affindi PoCathon 2021.
You might think that I have lost my mind. We have just reported that our Indy SDK based DID agency is [AIP 1.0](https://github.com/hyperledger/aries-rfcs/blob/main/concepts/0302-aries-interop-profile/README.md)compatible, and everything is wonderful. What’s going on?
* [Innovative Startups join forces to create a trusted training record and build a secure and safe waste data tracking system](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/news-and-insights/press/digital-catapult-and-sellafield-ltd-join-forces-with-two-innovative-startups)
* [Digital Catapult](https://www.digicatapult.org.uk/)and [Sellafield Ltd](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/sellafield-ltd)have selected two innovative startups, [Condatis](https://condatis.com/),and [Jitsuin](https://jitsuin.com/), to implement advanced digital technology solutions to support the nuclear industry to continue to monitor skills within the sector, and to provide a trusted and secure record for tracking hazardous waste and materials.
* [Digitizing the 1st Mile with Blockchain, AI, and Self Sovereign Identity Connecting Coffee Farmers from Field to 1st Sip in Sustainable Supply Chains with Farmer Connect](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/supply-chain-revolution/id1496899179?i%3D1000507363757)Supply Chain Revolution
Think about the journey of a coffee bean from East Africa to the consumer. Thousands of miles away in the 1 sip to field wrapped in a complex, and often unsustainable, inequitable supply chain. There are 25 million people living in the coffee ecosystem, and 2.5 billion coffee drinkers worldwide, and that number is expected to 2-3X in coming years.
## Cerebrum
* [Cerebrum Launches Identity Pittsburgh Initiative in Partnership with Carnegie Mellon University's ETIM Program](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cerebrum-launches-identity-pittsburgh-initiative-in-partnership-with-carnegie-mellon-universitys-etim-program-301616404.html)PRNewswire
One example use case is medical records, which are often stored in central repositories and are hard for patients to access or share. Verifiable credentials offer an alternative — have patients store their medical records in digital wallets they control — which solves issues with interoperability, data ownership, and data access.
### CDE Services
* [Age-Verification Solution TruAge to be Deployed by CDE Services, Inc., Expanding Access to Convenience Stores Nationwide](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/age-verification-solution-truage-to-be-deployed-by-cde-services-inc-expanding-access-to-convenience-stores-nationwide-301597284.html)PRNewswire
"The convenience retailing industry conducts 165 million transactions a day and 50 million of them involve an age-restricted product. It is exciting to announce that TruAge will be implemented into thousands of stores that conduct age-restricted transactions," said TruAge CEO Kyle McKeen.
* [Identity Terms Provide Value along the Supply Chain: How We Know When to Buy the Farm](https://medium.com/@Transmute/identity-terms-provide-value-along-the-supply-chain-how-we-know-when-to-buy-the-farm-738701967e3d) Jessica Tacka, Transmute
> Supply chain credentialing in the form of bills of lading, certificates of origin, or letters of credit is used to protect honest parties and their merchandise from being confused with dishonest parties or entities that are engaged in unethical practices, such as environmental destruction, or forced labor.
* [Visibility 2.0: Creating Digital Consistency in an International Supply Chain](https://nextlevelsupplychainpodwithgs1us.libsyn.com/visibility-20-creating-digital-consistency-in-an-international-supply-chain)Next Level Supply
> how can something as complicated as the international supply chain take fundamental trade practices and marry them with innovation so we can move at the speed of digitization? Join us for a mind-blowing discussion with Karyl Fowler, CEO at Transmute
* [Identity in the Supply Chain](https://vimeo.com/669713750) Vienna Digital Identity #30
> GS1 is the global association for supply chain identifiers with members across all industry sectors and interacting (unbeknownst) with general consumer on a daily basis. Transmute a foundational member of the DID/VC community and a participant in the US DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program’s cross-border shipping use case.
* [eDATA Verifiable Credentials for Cross Border Trade](https://unece.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/WhitePaper_VerifiableCredentials-CBT.pdf) UNECE UN/CEFACT White Paper
> The "[[Fake] 30TB hard drive](https://www.vice.com/en/article/akek8e/walmart-30tb-ssd-hard-drive-scam-sd-cards)" investigation shows the real impact verification could have on#eCommerce.#verifiablecredentials
