Service: Decentralised Digital Identity Pilot

Responsible organisation: Ministry of Interior Affairs (Governmental)

The project team conducted research into the potential powerful combination of digital identity and Blockchain. Since (digital) identity is a broader and complex topic, the scope of the project was brought back to 4 user stories, one of them being age control while purchasing specific goods, such as cigarettes or alcohol. A particular advantage of Blockchain in relation to digital identity could be that it becomes easier to share specific information only in a specific context. Furthermore, each citizen would have control over which data he would share with whom (for obvious reasons, the exceptions can be made for governmental organisations). Going back to the age control, the owner of a shop only needs to know that the person in front of him is older than 18 years old, but currently (has to) ask for a document containing more data.

Additional information

Source EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum - Initiatives Map
Web site https://media.wix.com/ugd/df1122_3de6de424d3b4f618af9e768e12d0ca0.pdf
Start/end date 2016 -
Still active? No

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