diff --git a/_posts/government/usa/2020-01-11-usa.md b/_posts/government/usa/2020-01-11-usa.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b800cf00 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/government/usa/2020-01-11-usa.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +date: 2020-01-11 +title: In the United States Public Sector +description: +excerpt: +permalink: /government/usa/ +canonical_url: 'https://decentralized-id.com/government/usa/' +categories: ["Blockchain","Government"] +tags: [California, Illinois, Wyoming] +last_modified_at: 2020-11-02 +--- + +## California + +* [Blockchain in California](https://www.govops.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/07/BWG-Final-Report-2020-July1.pdf) + > Blockchain technology has captured the attention of individuals far beyond the circles of computer scientists and cryptocurrency enthusiasts that initially sparked its development. The themes of distributed authority, decentralized governance, self-sovereign identity, and data privacy appeal to those who favor reducing hierarchy and increasing personal agency. The field has evolved in recent years to explore applications in the public sector and in private enterprise where regulation is a consideration. +* [CA’s 2020 Blockchain Legislative Roundup](https://blockadvocacy.medium.com/cas-2020-blockchain-legislative-roundup-89cdd3bad25c) + > AB 2004 (Calderon, Whittier) marked the first time verifiable credentials saw legislative debate. The bill to allow the use of verifiable credentials for covid-19 test results and other medical records made it through both houses with bipartisan support. Due to state budget restraints, it was ultimately vetoed, however the concept gained significant legislative momentum quickly. We are actively working on our strategy for verifiable credentials policy next year. + +### Illinois + +* [illinoisblockchain.tech](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/) +* [Illinois Partners with Evernym to Launch Birth Registration Pilot](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/illinois-partners-with-evernym-to-launch-birth-registration-pilot-f2668664f67c) + > August 31, 2017 (Chicago/Salt Lake City) — Today the Illinois Blockchain Initiative announced its partnership with self-sovereign identity solutions leader Evernym, leveraging distributed ledger technology to provide secure digital identity solutions. The concept will augment work from the W3C’s Verifiable Claims Task Force and use the Sovrin Foundation’s distributed identity ledger to create a secure, “self-sovereign” identity for Illinois citizens during the birth registration process. + +### Wyoming + +

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 #SSI that started at the 2h39m mark: https://t.co/rdv9eih5tP

— Christopher Allen (@ChristopherA) September 23, 2020
+ +* [2020 Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology](https://www.wyoleg.gov/Committees/2020/S19) - Click on 11/2/2020 meeting details, and find the discussion on Disclosure of private cryptographic keys @ 9:30 am. + +## See Also + +### [Department of Homeland Security](/government/usa/dhs/) + +The Department of Homeland Security began funding work into blockchain credentials around 2016 with it's Silicon Valley Innovation (SVIP) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Programs + diff --git a/_posts/government/2020-01-11-usa.md b/_posts/government/usa/2020-11-01-dhs.md similarity index 93% rename from _posts/government/2020-01-11-usa.md rename to _posts/government/usa/2020-11-01-dhs.md index a44ef31a..02d87f7c 100644 --- a/_posts/government/2020-01-11-usa.md +++ b/_posts/government/usa/2020-11-01-dhs.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- -date: 2020-01-11 -title: In the United States Public Sector +date: 2020-11-01 +title: Department Homeland Security description: The United States Department Homeland Security has been the source of a considerable amount of funding for effort to create next-gen decentralized id infrastructure. excerpt: "The DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) is keeping pace with the innovation community to tackle the hardest problems faced by DHS and the Homeland Security Enterprise. SVIP expands DHS S&T’s reach to find new technologies that strengthen national security with the goal of reshaping how government, entrepreneurs, and industry work together to find cutting-edge solutions." -permalink: /government/usa/ +permalink: /government/usa/dhs/ canonical_url: 'https://decentralized-id.com/government/usa/' categories: ["Blockchain","Government"] tags: ["DHS", "SBIR", "SVIP", "Evernym", "Digital Bazaar","Danube","Learning Machine","Respect Network"] @@ -61,9 +61,3 @@ last_modified_at: 2020-01-11 > The group’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) has awarded a contract to the Vienna, Austria-based company Danube Tech GmbH to develop technology that allows for interoperability across blockchains, particularly those that pertain to personal identity. The phase one SVIP contract is worth $143,478. * [News Release: DHS Awards $198K for Raw Material Import Tracking Using Blockchain](https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/news/2019/11/08/news-release-dhs-awards-198k-raw-material-import-tracking) > S&T is exploring the application of blockchain to issue credentials digitally to enhance security, ensure interoperability and prevent forgery and counterfeiting. Transmute builds identity management solutions that use blockchain technology to streamline and enforce identity authorization. Its Phase 1 award project “Verifiable Provenance, Traceability, and Regulatory Compliance for Raw Material Imports” will adapt Transmute ID, its core technology product that leverages centralized and decentralized identity infrastructures to secure individual agency identities and verifiable credentials to ensure that CBP has visibility into the provenance, traceability and regulatory compliance of raw material imports. - -### Illinois - -* [illinoisblockchain.tech](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/) -* [Illinois Partners with Evernym to Launch Birth Registration Pilot](https://illinoisblockchain.tech/illinois-partners-with-evernym-to-launch-birth-registration-pilot-f2668664f67c) - > August 31, 2017 (Chicago/Salt Lake City) — Today the Illinois Blockchain Initiative announced its partnership with self-sovereign identity solutions leader Evernym, leveraging distributed ledger technology to provide secure digital identity solutions. The concept will augment work from the W3C’s Verifiable Claims Task Force and use the Sovrin Foundation’s distributed identity ledger to create a secure, “self-sovereign” identity for Illinois citizens during the birth registration process.