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The Time For Action Is Now | August Newsletter
16 August 2023
Kia ora e te whānau With this year’s Digital Trust Hui Taumata earlier in the month now behind us but still very much in the sector’s mind, it has to be the most appropriate topic to lead this month’s newsletter. Some of you reading this were there in the room to experience it and as I wrote … Continue reading "IEEE Trust over IP Stack"
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Australia’s National Strategy for Identity Resilience | July Newsletter
19 July 2023
Kia ora e te whānau On 23 June the Australian government released its National Strategy for Identity Resilience which consists of ten principles to guide digital identity resilience, setting a precedent for how New Zealand’s own digital identity rules could be developed under the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Act. For example, it mentions a seamless Commonwealth, … Continue reading "IEEE Trust over IP Stack"
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2023 the break out year for Digital Identity | June Newsletter
21 June 2023
The emergence of verifiable credentials (VCs), has paved the way for secure and reliable digital identification and authentication. Today, we stand witness to a significant milestone as verifiable credentials have reached a level of maturity that enables their practical application in various real-world use cases. In New Zealand, the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF) … Continue reading "IEEE Trust over IP Stack"
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Ethics and inclusion – building trust for Digital ID Services
17 May 2023
Kia ora e te whānau Trust is a fundamental component of human relationships. There are many ways to define trust, often depending on whether the relationship is personal or professional. One definition which resonates with me comes from leading expert on trust in the modern world, Rachel Botsman, who said ‘trust is a confident relationship … Continue reading "IEEE Trust over IP Stack"
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How we communicate identity's changing landscape matters to society
19 April 2023
APRIL 2023 NEWSLETTER
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Your personal data - what’s at risk and what’s being done to protect it?
04 April 2023
Opinion piece by the Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) Executive Council Policy & Regulation Sub-Committee SummaryCurrent regulation requires some businesses to use and hold on to personal information when you use their services. These large datasets of sensitive personal information are highly attractive for cyber criminals and contribute to ongoing cybercrimes and identity theft that … Continue reading "IEEE Trust over IP Stack"
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Use case spotlight: The Government of British Columbia uses the Sovrin Network to take strides towards a fully digital economy
The Government of British Columbia recently announced the launch of OrgBook BC. OrgBook BC is a searchable directory of public, verifiable data issued by government authorities about businesses in British Columbia. OrgBook BC is an exemplar service of the Verifiable Organizations Network (VON) which envisions a new way to issue, store, and share authentic and authoritative data about organizations globally. The Sovrin Network … Continue reading "Use case spotlight: The Government of British Columbia uses the Sovrin Network to take strides towards a fully digital economy"
07 April 2020
Self-sovereign identity: Our recent activity as a Sovrin Steward (IBM)
During the most recent Internet Identity Workshop, IBM announced our entrance into the decentralized identity arena by joining the Sovrin Foundation. The days that followed have been busy and exciting, and highlighted by both IBM and community milestones.
07 April 2020
Blockchain solving the identity problem (IBM)
The role of blockchain Your data and identity are your most important assets. Blockchain is the missing component that enables trust in relationships without the need for an intermediary identity provider. This is a new era of trust where establishing, proving, verifying and controlling identity are decentralized.
07 April 2020
IBM Verify Credentials
Let’s build the internet’s missing layer of trust.
07 April 2020
Decentralized Identity For Government (Evernym)
Create trusted digital relationships between citizens and government services.
07 April 2020
Digital Identity On the Threshold of a Digital Identity Revolution (WEF)
For individuals, legal entities and devices alike, a verifiable and trusted identity is necessary to interact and transact with others. The concept of identity isn’t new – for much of human history, we have used evolving credentials, from beads and wax seals to passports, ID cards and birth certificates, to prove who we are. The … Continue reading "Digital Identity On the Threshold of a Digital Identity Revolution (WEF)"
26 February 2020