Service: uPort decentralised identity

Responsible organisation: Municipality of Zug (Local Government)

The City of Zug has launched a government-issued identity on the Ethereum blockchain, called uPort. The aim of the project is to provide a trusted and self-reliant blockchain-based identity to authenticate for e-government services and share personal data with third parties. The project itself does not focus on developing public services that would use the blockchain-based identity. From the citizen's perspective the Uport service allows for a selective disclosure of specific information to particular companies or governmental institutions giving citizens a full control and de facto ownership over their personal data. uPort project has split into two new projects, Serto and Veramo, both of which carry on the mission of decentralizing the internet and returning control of data to individuals.

Additional information

Source Open Innovation Regione Lombardia
Web site https://www.uport.me/
Start/end date 2017 -
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