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2023 - the standout year that keeps on giving!
01 December 2023
Kia ora e te whānau What a year! A record 270+ registrations for the Te Matarau and Āhau sponsored DINZ event ‘What is digital Identity and what does it mean for Maori’, the first-of-its-kind state of digital identity in Aotearoa report, a record attendance at the Digital Trust Hui Taumata keynoted by the legendary Victor Dominello, and the country’s first ever Age Assurance … Continue reading "Overview of Decentralised Identity Standards (Mattr)"
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Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) Briefs New Ministers on Advancing Digital Identity Landscape
29 November 2023
In its briefing, DINZ emphasises the critical role digital identity plays in fostering trust in online transactions and services.
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‘Identiful’ Digital Wallets and why you should care | October Newsletter
24 October 2023
Kia ora e te whānau You would have heard digital wallets mentioned almost every week, if not every day, over the past couple of years. They formed part of the discussion on this International Panel I participated in very early one morning last week. As conversations build on each other and as we increasingly use banking apps, … Continue reading "Overview of Decentralised Identity Standards (Mattr)"
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Why it's too early for Biometrics regulation in Aotearoa
22 September 2023
'Digital Identity NZ's submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on a potential code of practice for Biometrics is possibly the most comprehensive response to a submission on Biometrics ever done in Aotearoa in recent times’
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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 "Overview of Decentralised Identity Standards (Mattr)"
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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 "Overview of Decentralised Identity Standards (Mattr)"
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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 "Overview of Decentralised Identity Standards (Mattr)"
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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