The European Self-Sovereign Identity Consortium (ESSIC) - esatus, Danube Tech, TNO.
Our approach connects various identity networks. The interoperability between those identity networks on a technical and governance level will thrive, the exchange of identity data between the networks will be simplified and cross-border use cases will be enabled. Our focus is to provide a solution to these current challenges.
Our motivation
SSI is a global topic that has recently gained enormous momentum, with productive use cases increasing significantly worldwide. We even observe that there are use cases to fight the current world pandemic, which means that these innovations are needed today and already work in order to help the society. Currently, several identity networks, use cases, products and ecosystems are being developed with a strong focus on a regional or national level. They need support to communicate with each other and to exchange identity information, including Verifiable Credentials and Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs).
Let’s connect these SSI initiatives on the international level!
Our vision
The “network-of-networks” approach enables cross-border use cases:
We would like to explain the potential of the “network-of-networks” based on an everyday example: A French student receives a diploma as a Verifiable Credential from a Dutch university (via Dutch Trust Network blockchain). With this diploma, the student applies to a German employer (IDunion user), who can verify the authenticity and validity of the diploma based on the “network-of-networks”. Two users, each using different identity networks, but communicating easily using the “network-of-networks”.
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Our supporters
Watch this space to see the growing range of our supporters!