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European Digital Identity
Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien)A personal digital wallet for EU citizens and residents
OpenAI, the tech company behind ChatGPT, has undergone its first-ever rebrand, introducing a new typeface, wordmark, symbol, and color palette to unify the visual identity across its growing suite of products and services
Trustworthy Digital Infrastructure for Identity Systems
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Enhancing the privacy and security of national digital identity systems
Digital Identity in Public Benefits Research
Georgetown University, Washington, DCThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Digital Benefits Network (DBN) at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University, and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) are collaborating on a two-year-long collaborative research and development project to adapt NIST’s digital identity guidelines to better support the implementation of public benefits policy and delivery while balancing security, privacy, equity, and usability.
The GSA Equity Study on Remote Identity Proofing
GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USABy participating in GSA’s study on identity verification technology, you can help identify potential barriers and challenges that impact individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Digital Authentication and Identity Proofing in Public Benefits Applications
Georgetown University, Washington, DCCreated and published by the Digital Benefits Network, this open dataset and analysis documents identity proofing and authentication practices in online public benefits applications across the US, contributing to field-wide understanding about the digital identity landscape in public benefits, an important issue for equitable benefits access.
Data reveals a patchwork of approaches to digital identities across the continent with varying levels of success.
Digital Identity in Times of Crisis: Designing for Better Futures research sprint
Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA, USABerkman Klein center research effort: GLOBAL COHORT OF EARLY-CAREER SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS EXPLORES THE ETHICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONSIDERATIONS OF DIGITAL IDENTITY IN TIMES OF CRISIS
VR project looking at fluidity of gender identity induced by illusory body-sex change
Collection of eIdentity and eSignature solutions
European Commission, Rue Philippe Le Bon, Brussels, BelgiumA resource from Joinup
Zug ID, Switzerland blockchain for identity
Zug, SwitzerlandWe recently announced our cooperation with the Swiss City of Zug and local development partner ti&m to introduce the world’s first live…
Web3 MoJo
GlobalAt Web3 MoJo, we specialize in Web3 marketing, blockchain advertising, and decentralized brand growth. Whether you're launching a crypto startup, NFT project, DeFi platform, or metaverse brand, we provide the tools to amplify your reach and engagement.
Āhau
OceaniaĀhau is a Whānau Data Platform that helps whānau-based communities (whānau, hapū, Iwi) capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau managed databases and servers. Keep track of whānau whakapapa information, preserve and share cultural records and narratives, own and control whānau data and servers, and build a stronger sense of whānau, community and identity. (whānau is an extended family or community of related families who live together in the same area. Origin: New Zealand)
Digital Public Infrastructure For Digital Governments
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceThis OECD policy paper explores digital public infrastructure (DPI), defined as shared digital systems that are secure and interoperable and that can support the inclusive delivery of and access to public and private services across society.
South Africa’s Roadmap For The Digital Transformation Of Government
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)The Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of the South African Government addresses the urgent need for a transformative shift in governmental operations
Unlocking a new generation of social apps, where users stay private without losing historical actions and identities
Agora Citizen Network
FranceWhere citizens converge to exchange and debate ideas. Let’s turn our differences into progress, rather than conflict.
All of .nyc
New York CityExploration and celebration of websites using the .nyc domain name.
TLC is the first trans-led specialist gender identity legal practice in Britain, providing free and accessible legal help to transgender and non-binary people in need.
Gestisci la tua identità digitale e accedi velocemente ai servizi online con l’app CieID.
The DPI Map is a comprehensive initiative that aims to provide a global view of the state of digital public infrastructure (DPI), including deployments of digital ID, real-time payment, and data exchange systems across the world
The UK government is demanding that Apple create an encryption backdoor to allow the government access to end-to-end encrypted data in iCloud, which would undermine the privacy and security of all users
GOV.UK Wallet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The UK government is launching a GOV.UK Wallet and App to simplify access to services and documents like digital driver’s licences
EU: Offers digital services capable of electronically identifying users from all across Europe.
Digital Public Infrastructure Map
55-56 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4HP, UKGovernments across the globe are on their way to building national-scale digital infrastructure. A comprehensive view of the state of DPI, however, is missing. The DPI Map addresses this.
The Real WV
Ronceverte, WVThe Real WV is a nonprofit multimedia organization that reaches beyond the headlines to touch the heart of Appalachian identity. By celebrating good news and honestly facing bad news, it tells real stories about real West Virginians and the experiences that shape them.
Building a Digital Ecosystem for Refugees
Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)
India (Bhārat)A global team of DPI builders helping countries co-design localised solutions that scale
Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool (NABIT)
Washington, DCThe NABIT (Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool) is a low-cost, hand-held, field-ready automated tool to validate the identity of a wildlife or food product, anywhere in the world, without specialized training, equipment, reagents, or even continuous power.
Public places are places where all citizens, irrespective of their race, age, religion, or class level (social or economic), cannot be excluded
The world is a heavily segregated place where we are first separated by the seven continents, broken down into many countries, then by cities, trickling all the way down to towns branching off into neighborhoods and individual homes that ...
The powerful potential of digital media to engage citizens in political actions has now crossed our news screens many times
This book will help to resuscitate these intuitive capabilities and strengthen them in the fire of facing our toughest problems
There are several different definitions of smart cities based on the various characteristics related to the adjective Smart and the noun City.
Media Diversity Institute
LondonMedia Diversity Institute (MDI) works internationally to promote accurate and nuanced reporting on issues of race, religion, ethnicity, class, disability, gender and sexual identity in media landscapes around the world.
BridgeBot
GlobalMeet BridgeBot, a new chatbot which helps social media users bridge differences and build trust and understanding online.
mosip16.9
BangaloreWe envision mosip16.9 to be a collaborative hub where diverse perspectives converge to contribute to the current discourse on digital identity.
MOSIP
BangaloreMOSIP offers countries modular and open-source technology to build and own their national identity systems.
Bringing together 50 members of the UK public to deliberate on the use of biometrics technologies like facial recognition.
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher.
Meant to provide a high-level view of the Self Sovereign Decentralized Identity landscape.
Trust and accountability patterns in digital government: data usage trackers
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)In a new series of blogs, Richard Pope looks at concrete examples of digital transparency, accountability and recourse from around the world.
Kare
Dublin, IrelandAID:Tech’s Kare Platform Enables Fast & Instant Disbursements to Survivors Via Digital ID
[W]hich aspires to establish a global democracy, solving the hard problem of representing every human in the world – including those who won’t participate – without the help of government.
Bio ID Evaluation Tool
AfricaWith support from the Omidyar Network, the joint team worked with local researchers in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe to extract a snapshot of the state of digital identity, using an evaluation framework specifically designed by CIS for assessing digital identity ecosystems.
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