* [Australia and state govts agree on digital ID, credential sharing deal](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202302/australia-and-state-govts-agree-on-digital-id-credential-sharing-deal) 2023-02-27
* [Identity in the 21st Century India: Where are we?](http://web.archive.org/web/20220207113647/https://www.crubn.com/_files/ugd/3e90e2_82e2de11e1194f1c93ed68c411d78564.pdf?index=true) 2022-02-06Crubn
@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: "The Pan Canadian Trust Framework"
description: "This framework is the next major step after the 2016 publication of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework Overview by the Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC)"
excerpt: >
"The Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada (TBS) and Shared Services Canada (SSC) are seeking a standardized method to issue and rapidly verify portable digital credentials across many different contexts, thereby reducing human judgement error, increasing efficiency and ensuring digital credential veracity using cryptography."
### See also: [BCGov]({% link _posts/government/canada/2020-11-17-bc-gov.md %})
### [BCGov]({% link _posts/government/canada/2020-11-17-bc-gov.md %})
See also ^^^
### Saskatchewan
* [Sask. Government Stops Pursuit of Potential Digital ID](https://www.egovreview.com/article/news/618/sask-government-stops-pursuit-potential-digital-id)2022-04-01 Ego Review
> In a search that started in October 2021, the province was considering vendors to potentially initiate digital ID, meant to replace the need for physical ID cards. According to RFP documents, the selected vendor would have worked with SGI for facial verification, but final details on accessing the photo database weren’t finalized.
## Alberta
### Alberta
* [ACE](https://digitalcanada.io/ace-ssi/) Digital Canada
> Furthermore programs like Alberta’s then localize this collaboration, providing a community vehicle for participants to zero in on the specific use cases they want to digitally enable through SSI, such as how local Telecomms, Government, Healthcare and Insurance organizations might interoperate to facilitate shared business processes.
* [ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept](https://www.biometricupdate.com/202202/atb-ventures-works-with-canadian-government-on-digital-id-proof-of-concept) 2022-02-16Biometric Update
> The proof of concept stage is where the Canadian government tests digital credentials use cases in cooperation with regulators and organizations to advance the adoption and maturity of digital credentials technology. The National Digital Trust Service aims to enable Canadians and businesses to issue, use and verify digital credentials during transactions.
## Ontario
### Ontario
* [Ontario’s Digital ID: Technology and standards](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-digital-id-technology-and-standards) 2022-09-22 Ontario.CA
> Ontario’s Digital ID will use self-sovereign identity because it gives the holder control over the credentials in their wallet. In addition, we are layering on these extra privacy-preserving features:
> The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a privacy regulation enacted May 2018, effecting anyone processing the data of EU residents.
* [Why is Self-Sovereign Identity compliant with the [GDPR]?](https://en.archipels.io/post/pourquoi-le-self-sovereign-identity-est-compatible-avec-le-rgpd)2022-02-16 Archpelis
Zug leveraged uPort, a decentralized identity platform to create the world’s first live implementation of a self-sovereign government-issued identity project on the Ethereum blockchain, along with the city of Zug, the Institute for Financial Services Zug (IFZ) of the Lucerne University, along with integrator TI&M for the platform and Luxoft to implement voting. In the summer of 2017, they launched a pilot program to register resident IDs on the public Ethereum blockchain. After the pilot program, Zug officially launched the program in November 2017.
description: Trust is not something that is given, but something that parties (un)consciously assess, and decide about, and changes over time.
excerpt: >
The context of the eSSIF-Lab vision can be found in articles 8-10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), that state the rights of individuals regarding their privacy, and their freedoms to collect, process, store, and express information in a self-sovereign fashion, i.e. in a way that they can decide for themselves.
<strong>THE NGI ESSIF-LAB PROJECT ENDED ON <ahref="https://www.ngi.eu/ngi-projects/essif-lab/">31 DECEMBER 2022</a></strong>
* [SIMPLER AND SAFER DIGITAL LIVING WITH SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY](https://www.tno.nl/en/focus-areas/information-communication-technology/roadmaps/data-sharing/ssi/) 2022-07-28 TNO
> On 1 November 2019 the EU Cascaded Funding project ‘eSSIF-Lab’ (European Self-Sovereign Identity Framework Lab) has started. In this project, EU funds will be made available to SMEs and start-ups that want to build or improve SSI components. The aim is to create a range of interoperable, open-source SSI components that people will actually use, not just in the Netherlands, but specifically also within Europe and perhaps world-wide
## NGI
Next Generation Internet (NGI) The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative aims to shape the development of the Internet of tomorrow into an Internet of humans that responds to people’s fundamental needs, including trust, security and inclusion, and reflects the values and the norms that we enjoy in Europe.<br><br>The NGI initiative aims to build the key technology blocks of a human-centric Internet, which gives end-users full control of their personal data. Through advanced technologies, new decentralised business and social models will ensure secure and trustworthy access for all. https://www.ngi.eu/
* [NGI ESSIF-LAB](https://www.ngi.eu/ngi-projects/essif-lab/) EUROPEAN SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY FRAMEWORK LAB
> THE NGI ESSIF-LAB PROJECT ENDED ON 31 DECEMBER 2022.\
> eSSIF-Lab | European Self-Sovereign Identity Framework Lab
>
> eSSIF-Lab is a project funded by the European Commission and aims to advance the broad uptake of SSI as a next generation, open and trusted digital identity solution for faster and safer electronic transactions via the Internet, as well as in real life.
* [NGI Forward SALON ON DIGITAL SOVERIGNTY IN eID-Solutions2: Self-sovereign, Centralised or Privatised?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxB7KK2x8Y) 2021-02-24 Elontech
> Without a clear vision on identity, society will have no agency since the capability to produce future value (data) is not under regional, nor national, nor international regulated control.
>
> Therefore it is important to have a good overview of what is happening in different parts of the world to see if we can not combine innovative solutions.
* [SSI subgrantee’s solutions booklet: download now!](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-completing-the-framework-programme-participants/) 2023-01ESSIF-LAB ←report on all the NGI awardees ([report](https://essif-lab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/essif-booklet-22a.pdf)
> After a tough competition among overall excellent proposals, eSSIF-LAB selected the 4 most promising proposals out of 42 submitted applications. 161 applications were started altogether, from 22 different countries. This booklet gives an overview of the 4 Open Calls subgrantee projects started within the infrastructure-oriented and the business-oriented track of eSSIF-Lab.
* [NGI Forward SALON ON DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY IN eID-Solutions2:Self-sovereign, Centralised or Privatised](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxB7KK2x8Y)
> We are in a very interesting historical moment where forces (and solid arguments) for centralization and forces (and solid arguments) for decentralization seem to hold each other in check. Without a clear vision on identity, society will have no agency since the capability to produce future value (data) is not under regional, nor national, nor international regulated control
* [Alex Norta | NGI Explorers Third Expedition: meet the Explorers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCEwQLpr10)
> Meet [Alex Norta](http://alexnortaphd.yolasite.com/), associate professor at TalTech who talks about his project “Self-sovereign multi-factor identity authentication using smart-contract blockchain technology”, that will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Central Florida
> The European Self-Sovereign Identity Lab (eSSIF-Lab) views itself as an ecosystem of parties that work together to make existing (and new) Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) technology into a scalable and interoperable infrastructure that businesses can use very easily for conducting (business) transactions with other businesses and individuals alike.
> [Trust](https://essif-lab.github.io/framework/docs/terms/trust)is not something that is given, but something that[parties](https://essif-lab.github.io/framework/docs/terms/party)(un)consciously assess, and decide about, and changes over time. Since parties are autonomous, their trust is highly subjective. As a consequence, the idea of having 'trusted registries', 'trusted issuers' that do not take this subjectivity into account basically act as[(centralized) authorities](https://essif-lab.github.io/framework/docs/terms/authority), denying that parties are autonomous. While we acknowledge that such ideas (have a right to) exist, we do not follow them.
> The context of the eSSIF-Lab vision can be found in articles 8-10 of the[European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)](https://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=basictexts/convention), that state the rights of individuals regarding their privacy, and their freedoms to collect, process, store, and express information in a self-sovereign fashion, i.e. in a way that they can decide for themselves.
* [Commerc.io srl has concluded the project with Essif on anti-money laundering eKYC](https://commercio.network/commerc-io-srl-concluded-project-self-sovereign-identity-essif-european-union-anti-money-laundering-ekyc/) 2021-03-19
> [ComKYC] is a protocol on the Commercio Network blockchain that allows you to issue a KYC verifiable credential after performing a simple set of payments through a bank or any regulated money institution. We piggy back on banks kyc requirements [...] it's a verifiable credential that you can share with anyone who trusts the bank to which this VC is anchored. We have created the first portable derivative key kyc credential protocol that will eliminate the endless passport upload for users, reduce customer dropouts for companies, and reduce time and cost for onboarding new customers
* [Verifier Universal Interface by Gataca España S.L.](https://essif-lab.eu/verifier-universal-interface-by-gataca-espana-s-l/) 2021-04-09
> This draft version can be found at [https://gataca-io.github.io/verifier-apis/](https://gataca-io.github.io/verifier-apis/)and has been built using ReSpec.
> This draft version for VUI includes today 6 APIs:
>
> - Presentation Exchange
> - Consent Management
> - Schema resolution
> - Issuer resolution
> - ID resolution
> - Credential status resolution
## Ecosystem
* [Announcing selection final phase eSSIF-Lab and maximum funding by the European Commission](https://medium.com/@WorkX/announcing-selection-final-phase-essif-lab-and-maximum-funding-by-the-european-commission-80e4ef8912db) 2022-04-14Work X
> we have done extensive research & development into a use-case to let employees regain control over their career-related data. Thereforereceiving the maximum development grant of €106.000 (funded by the European Commission) to bring our MVP into production.
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab ecosystem: “Completing the Framework” Programme participants](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-completing-the-framework-programme-participants-amme-participants-2/) 2022-04-20
> * [PCDS-DP](https://compell.io/)- Product Circularity Data Sheets Digital Passport
> * [ESSIF](https://sis.lt/)- 4 Logistics SSI based authorization for cross- border government and business representatives in logistics
@ -48,87 +67,53 @@ last_modified_at: 2023-06-08
> The SSI mandate service is a generic and holistic approach to provide and request mandates. Mandates are SSI credentials signed by the dependent that can be requested by either the dependent or authorized representative. These credentials can be used to prove to a verifier that the authorized representative is authorized to act for specific actions on behalf of the dependent.
* [OnboardSSI by Quadible](https://essif-lab.eu/onboardssi-by-quadible/) 2022-01-10ESSIF-LAB
> The concept of SSI was designed with the citizen and privacy in mind. However, existing implementations lack user-friendliness (e.g. showing hash codes to users), creating potential barriers in users’ adoption. OnboardSSI focuses on providing a secure and user-friendly wallet solution creating an easier way for citizens to manage their identity.
* [EU PROJECT ESSIF-LAB, AIMED AT FASTER AND SAFER ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS VIA THE INTERNET AS WELL AS IN REAL LIFE, OPEN FOR START-UPS AND SMES](https://www.tno.nl/en/about-tno/news/2019/12/eu-project-essif-lab-open-for-start-ups-and-smes/)
> **_The project will award 62 subgrants_** in two types of open call: one infrastructure-oriented open call targeting technical enhancements and extensions of the SSI framework and two business-oriented open calls targeting SSI business and social innovations and applications. The infrastructure-oriented open call (open to any type of innovator) and the first business-oriented open call (limited to start-ups and SMEs) are expected to open in March 2020. The exact opening date as well as the terms of reference will be available around February 2020 at essif-lab.eu.
> The European Self-Sovereign Identity Lab (eSSIF-Lab) views itself as an ecosystem of parties that work together to make existing (and new) Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) technology into a scalable and interoperable infrastructure that businesses can use very easily for conducting (business) transactions with other businesses and individuals alike.
* [NGI ESSIF-LAB](https://www.ngi.eu/ngi-projects/essif-lab/) EUROPEAN SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY FRAMEWORK LAB
> eSSIF-Lab is a project funded by the European Commission and aims to advance the broad uptake of SSI as a next generation, open and trusted digital identity solution for faster and safer electronic transactions via the Internet, as well as in real life.
>
> In this project, 5,6M€ EU funds will be made available to European innovators including academic research groups, SME’s and start-ups that want to build or improve SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) components. The aim of the eSSIF-Lab is to create a range of interoperable, open-source SSI components that will be used within Europe and possibly world-wide
* [SIMPLER AND SAFER DIGITAL LIVING WITH SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY](https://www.tno.nl/en/focus-areas/information-communication-technology/roadmaps/data-sharing/ssi/) (TNO)
> On 1 November 2019 the EU Cascaded Funding project ‘eSSIF-Lab’ (European Self-Sovereign Identity Framework Lab) has started. In this project, EU funds will be made available to SMEs and start-ups that want to build or improve SSI components. The aim is to create a range of interoperable, open-source SSI components that people will actually use, not just in the Netherlands, but specifically also within Europe and perhaps world-wide. The first possibilities for SME’s and startups to contribute are expected in March 2020. To get more information about possibilities contact Oskar van Deventer.
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab’s ecosystem: The Infrastructure Development Instrument second tranche winners](https://spaces.fundingbox.com/spaces/ngi-next-generation-internet-ngi-news-events/6059f89a9bbc1905d0abf0a9)NGI Community
2nd tranche winners are the following:
1. Verifier Universal Interface by [Gataca España S.L.](https://www.gataca.io/)– Building Standard APIs for Verifier components to enable SSI interoperability
2. Automated data agreements to simplify SSI work flows by [LCubed AB (operated under the brand iGrant.io)](https://igrant.io/)–Adopt SSI and make it consumable for both organisations and end-users
3. Presentation Exchange - Credential Query Infra by [Sphereon B.V.](https://sphereon.com/)– Presentation Exchange Interop and Integration
4. Letstrust.org by [SSI Fabric GmbH](https://www.letstrust.org/)–Self-Sovereign Identity for everyone: Enterprise & Consumer Cloud Wallet (OIDC-based), Credentials & SDKs as a basis for applications - free
5. SSI Java Libraries by [Danube Tech GmbH](https://danubetech.com/)–Improving and completing a set of generic, open-source Java libraries for working with DIDs and VCs
6. WordPreSSI Login by [Associazione Blockchain Italia](https://associazioneblockchain.it/)–SSI Login for every WordPress site
7. NFC DID VC Bridge by [Gimly](https://www.gimly.io/)–Enabling the use of NFC secure elements as DID and VC transport for off-line and online identity, authorizations and access management
* The eSSIF-Lab (European Self Sovereign Identity Framework) has announced the winners of two of its different calls for funding
- [Infrastructure Development Winners](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners/) including SICPA, Jolocom, Evernym, ValidatedID
* [Infrastructure Development Winners](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners/) including SICPA, Jolocom, Evernym, ValidatedID
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab ecosystem: the 2nd Business-oriented Programme participants](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-the-2nd-business-oriented-programme-participants/)
Blockchain Certified Data – [Academic Verifiable Credentials](https://www.bcdiploma.com/) (Academic VCs)
Upstream Dream AB – [Patient-controlled information flows for learning health systems](https://www.genia.se/) (The LHS project)
Mopso Srl – [Amlet](https://www.mopso.eu/) (A.W.)
Credenco B.V. – [Digital Certificate of Good Conduct](https://www.credenco.com/) (CoCG)
Stichting Cherrytwist – [Decentralized Open Innovation Platform](https://alkem.io/) (DOIP)
Truu Ltd – [Healthcare Professionals Digital Staff Passport](https://www.truu.id/) (Health DSP)
Fair BnB Network Società Cooperativa– [Stay Fair, Play Fair – a co-operative habitat for music](https://fairbnb.coop/)
ZENLIFE SARL-S – [Zenlife eConsent](https://zenlife.lu/)– under construction
LearningProof UG –[HonorBox-SSI](https://learningproof.xyz/)
yes.com AG– [European Bank Identity Credentials](https://www.yes.com/) (Eubic)
* [Gimly in eSSIf-lab: self-sovereign identity and NFC smartcards](https://www.gimly.io/blog/gimly-in-essif-ssi-and-nfc-smartcards)
> Gimly is participating in the European SSI infrastructure programme (eSSIf-lab), building a bridge for the implementation of NFC smartcards with secure elements as physical SSI identifiers. Our aim is to enable self-sovereign identity for both online and offline identification, authorization and access management, with a decreased dependency on the use of personal smartphones.
- [Business-Oriented Programme](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-1st-business-oriented-programme-participants/) including Danube Tech, Domi, Jolocom
* [Announcing selection final phase eSSIF-Lab and maximum funding by the European Commission](https://medium.com/@WorkX/announcing-selection-final-phase-essif-lab-and-maximum-funding-by-the-european-commission-80e4ef8912db)Work X
we have done extensive research & development into a use-case to let employees regain control over their career-related data. Thereforereceiving the maximum development grant of €106.000 (funded by the European Commission) to bring our MVP into production.
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab ecosystem: “Completing the Framework” Programme participants](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-completing-the-framework-programme-participants-amme-participants-2/)
- [PCDS-DP](https://compell.io)- Product Circularity Data Sheets Digital Passport
- [ESSIF 4 Logistics](https://sis.lt)- SSI based authorization for cross- border government and business representatives in logistics
- [Symfoni AS](https://www.symfoni.dev/)- Infrastructure to facilitate payments for verifiable credentials
- [Datarella GmbH](https://datarella.com)- Go Aries – Enabling CL-Support on Aries Framework Go
* [eSSIF-Lab’s ecosystem: 2nd batch of winners: Infrastructure Development Instrument](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners-2/)
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab ecosystem: the 2nd Business-oriented Programme participants](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-the-2nd-business-oriented-programme-participants/) 2021-10-06
> Blockchain Certified Data – [Academic Verifiable Credentials](https://www.bcdiploma.com/) (Academic VCs)
> Upstream Dream AB – [Patient-controlled information flows for learning health systems](https://www.genia.se/) (The LHS project)
> yes.com AG– [European Bank Identity Credentials](https://www.yes.com/) (Eubic)
* [eSSIF-Lab’s ecosystem: 2nd batch of winners: Infrastructure Development Instrument](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners-2/) 2021-04-15
> another 7 proposals selected, out of 29 that were submitted before the second deadline of the Infrastructure-oriented Open Call
- [Verifier Universal Interface by Gataca España S.L.](https://www.gataca.io/)
- [Automated data agreements to simplify SSI work flows by LCubed AB](https://igrant.io/)
- [Presentation Exchange – Credential Query Infra by Sphereon B.V.](https://sphereon.com/)
- [Letstrust.org by SSI Fabric GmbH](https://www.letstrust.org/)
- [WordPreSSI Login by Associazione Blockchain Italia](https://associazioneblockchain.it/)
- [SSI Java Libraries by Danube Tech GmbH](https://danubetech.com/)
- [NFC DID VC Bridge by Gimly](https://www.gimly.io/)
#### NGI
Next Generation Internet (NGI) The Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative aims to shape the development of the Internet of tomorrow into an Internet of humans that responds to people’s fundamental needs, including trust, security and inclusion, and reflects the values and the norms that we enjoy in Europe.<br><br>The NGI initiative aims to build the key technology blocks of a human-centric Internet, which gives end-users full control of their personal data. Through advanced technologies, new decentralised business and social models will ensure secure and trustworthy access for all. https://www.ngi.eu/
* [NGI Forward SALON ON DIGITAL SOVERIGNTY IN eID-Solutions2: Self-sovereign, Centralised or Privatised?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxB7KK2x8Y) 2021-02-24 Elontech
> Without a clear vision on identity, society will have no agency since the capability to produce future value (data) is not under regional, nor national, nor international regulated control.
> - [Verifier Universal Interface by Gataca España S.L.](https://www.gataca.io/)
> - [Automated data agreements to simplify SSI work flows by LCubed AB](https://igrant.io/)
> - [Presentation Exchange – Credential Query Infra by Sphereon B.V.](https://sphereon.com/)
> - [Letstrust.org by SSI Fabric GmbH](https://www.letstrust.org/)
> - [WordPreSSI Login by Associazione Blockchain Italia](https://associazioneblockchain.it/)
> - [SSI Java Libraries by Danube Tech GmbH](https://danubetech.com/)
> - [NFC DID VC Bridge by Gimly](https://www.gimly.io/)
* [Verifier Universal Interface by Gataca España S.L.](https://essif-lab.eu/verifier-universal-interface-by-gataca-espana-s-l/) 2021-04-09
> This draft version can be found at [https://gataca-io.github.io/verifier-apis/](https://gataca-io.github.io/verifier-apis/)and has been built using ReSpec.
> This draft version for VUI includes today 6 APIs:
>
> Therefore it is important to have a good overview of what is happening in different parts of the world to see if we can not combine innovative solutions.
* [SSI subgrantee’s solutions booklet: download now!](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-lab-ecosystem-completing-the-framework-programme-participants/) 2023-01ESSIF-LAB ←report on all the NGI awardees ([report](https://essif-lab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/essif-booklet-22a.pdf)
> After a tough competition among overall excellent proposals, eSSIF-LAB selected the 4 most promising proposals out of 42 submitted applications. 161 applications were started altogether, from 22 different countries. This booklet gives an overview of the 4 Open Calls subgrantee projects started within the infrastructure-oriented and the business-oriented track of eSSIF-Lab.
* [NGI Forward SALON ON DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY IN eID-Solutions2:Self-sovereign, Centralised or Privatised](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RxB7KK2x8Y)
> We are in a very interesting historical moment where forces (and solid arguments) for centralization and forces (and solid arguments) for decentralization seem to hold each other in check. Without a clear vision on identity, society will have no agency since the capability to produce future value (data) is not under regional, nor national, nor international regulated control
* [Alex Norta | NGI Explorers Third Expedition: meet the Explorers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCEwQLpr10)
> Meet [Alex Norta](http://alexnortaphd.yolasite.com/), associate professor at TalTech who talks about his project “Self-sovereign multi-factor identity authentication using smart-contract blockchain technology”, that will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Central Florida
> - Presentation Exchange
> - Consent Management
> - Schema resolution
> - Issuer resolution
> - ID resolution
> - Credential status resolution
* [Meet the eSSIF-Lab’s ecosystem: The Infrastructure Development Instrument second tranche winners](https://spaces.fundingbox.com/spaces/ngi-next-generation-internet-ngi-news-events/6059f89a9bbc1905d0abf0a9) 2021-03-23NGI Community
> 1. Verifier Universal Interface by [Gataca España S.L.](https://www.gataca.io/)– Building Standard APIs for Verifier components to enable SSI interoperability
> 2. Automated data agreements to simplify SSI work flows by [LCubed AB (operated under the brand iGrant.io)](https://igrant.io/)–Adopt SSI and make it consumable for both organisations and end-users
> 3. Presentation Exchange - Credential Query Infra by [Sphereon B.V.](https://sphereon.com/)– Presentation Exchange Interop and Integration
> 4. Letstrust.org by [SSI Fabric GmbH](https://www.letstrust.org/)–Self-Sovereign Identity for everyone: Enterprise & Consumer Cloud Wallet (OIDC-based), Credentials & SDKs as a basis for applications - free
> 5. SSI Java Libraries by [Danube Tech GmbH](https://danubetech.com/)–Improving and completing a set of generic, open-source Java libraries for working with DIDs and VCs
> 6. WordPreSSI Login by [Associazione Blockchain Italia](https://associazioneblockchain.it/)–SSI Login for every WordPress site
> 7. NFC DID VC Bridge by [Gimly](https://www.gimly.io/)–Enabling the use of NFC secure elements as DID and VC transport for off-line and online identity, authorizations and access management
* [Commerc.io srl has concluded the project with Essif on anti-money laundering eKYC](https://commercio.network/commerc-io-srl-concluded-project-self-sovereign-identity-essif-european-union-anti-money-laundering-ekyc/) 2021-03-19
> [ComKYC] is a protocol on the Commercio Network blockchain that allows you to issue a KYC verifiable credential after performing a simple set of payments through a bank or any regulated money institution. We piggy back on banks kyc requirements [...] it's a verifiable credential that you can share with anyone who trusts the bank to which this VC is anchored. We have created the first portable derivative key kyc credential protocol that will eliminate the endless passport upload for users, reduce customer dropouts for companies, and reduce time and cost for onboarding new customers
* [Gimly in eSSIf-lab: self-sovereign identity and NFC smartcards](https://www.gimly.io/blog/gimly-in-essif-ssi-and-nfc-smartcards) 2021-03-16 Gimly
> Gimly is participating in the European SSI infrastructure programme (eSSIf-lab), building a bridge for the implementation of NFC smartcards with secure elements as physical SSI identifiers. Our aim is to enable self-sovereign identity for both online and offline identification, authorization and access management, with a decreased dependency on the use of personal smartphones.
* [Infrastructure Development Winners](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners/) 2020-10-13 including SICPA, Jolocom, Evernym, ValidatedID
> eSSIF-Lab has already kicked-off the programme for the 7 proposals selected, out of the 36 that were submitted before the first deadline of the Infrastructure-oriented Open Call, to contribute with open source technical enhancements and extensions of the SSI Framework of the project.
* [Infrastructure Development Winners](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-infrastructure-development-instrument-first-winners/) 2020-10-13 including SICPA, Jolocom, Evernym, ValidatedID
> The Infrastructure Development Instrument will support these innovators to provide scalable and interoperable open source SSI components for eSSIF-Lab Framework with up to € 155,000 funding.
* [Business-Oriented Programme](https://essif-lab.eu/meet-the-essif-labs-ecosystem-the-1st-business-oriented-programme-participants/) 2020-10-13 including Danube Tech, Domi, Jolocom
> The initial stage, which expanded for the first month, was intended for the teams to work in the Proof of concept of their projects and to start building their business case. They both presented the outcomes of their work during business pitches and technology demonstrations in the online Hackathon which took part on September 16th and 17th. All the 19 projects who took part in this first stage, including those by Filancore, Wellbeing cart, MyData Global and Spherity, will receive € 15,000 funding to reward their efforts.
description: Recognizing Digital Identity as a National Issue
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It would establish a task force to bring together key federal agencies with state and local government representatives to develop secure methods for government agencies to validate identity attributes to protect the privacy and security of individuals and support reliable, interoperable digital identity verification tools in the public and private sectors.
@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ from the man who invented the term Self-Sovereign Idenitty, ID.me and the IRS.
<blockquoteclass="twitter-tweet"><plang="en"dir="ltr">In the morning session I shared about establishing a legal template for DAOs using Wyoming LLCs, but the real interesting discussions for me was on a legal definition for Digital Identity & Self-Sovereign Identity <ahref="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SSI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SSI</a> that started at the 2h39m mark: <ahref="https://t.co/rdv9eih5tP">https://t.co/rdv9eih5tP</a></p>— Christopher Allen (@ChristopherA) <ahref="https://twitter.com/ChristopherA/status/1308862266742370304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2020</a></blockquote><scriptasyncsrc="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"charset="utf-8"></script>
## Utah
### Utah
* [January Walker (UT04) on the Future of Self-Sovereign Identity](https://web3domains.com/january-walker-ut04-on-the-future-of-self-sovereign-identity/) 2022-09-03Web3 Domains
> There are so many things that build into your identity and you’ll take all this information and it’ll be issued to you through a decentralized ID. These wallets will have layers of protection that protect your information, like your Social Security number or your birth certificate, or your marriage license. You’ll have this extra layer of protection when you need to prove your identity, and this could apply to a passport as well.
* [Utah State Legislature Passes Facial Recognition Bill](https://findbiometrics.com/utah-state-legislature-passes-facial-recognition-bill-030504/) 2021-03-05
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