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Trust in the digital space is an insatiable desire in Web 2.0. The design goal for the World Wide Web was simple information exchange. General verifiability of information was not part of the concept. In hindsight, a veritable tangle of methods emerged to make actors identifiable and information verifiable, but the resulting multitude of isolated solutions cannot solve the fundamental trust problem in the digital space. It's time to change the DNA of the World Wide Web.
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What is the trustnet?
The Trustnet is the universal digital representation of relationships between people, organisations and objects in the real world. It enables trustworthy and legally compliant digital interactions and prevents fakes and fraud. The basis for this is a standardised, scalable trust mechanism for the exchange and verification of digital credentials on any subject matter. This radically simplifies the organisation of and access to open digital ecosystems.
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Developing the next evolutionary stage of the Internet sounds like an extremely big task. But everything has to start small. Every great innovation needs pioneers and we are not starting the Trustnet initiative from scratch. The starting point is the BMWK-funded showcase programme ‘Secure Digital Identities’. The Trustnet initiative is the result of collaboration between a large number of partners from science, business, local authorities and government - the world's largest R&D community in the field of digital trust.
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Developing the next evolutionary stage of the Internet sounds like an extremely big task. Can we do it? Yes, as a community. We are using this platform to build an international Trustnet community of supporters and stakeholders who want to help realise the Trustnet vision. Are you a technology provider, process owner or user in municipality / economy? Are you a consultant, scientist, politician, journalist or part of a civil society? Then you've come to the right place. Here you will find comprehensive information on current developments, technical terms and best practice. Here you will find like-minded people and partners. Here you can watch and participate. Become part of the lively Trustnet community!
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📣 Last Saturday it finally happened! At the summer reception of the mayor of State capital Dresden It was officially announced that Dresden will be the pilot municipality for the German EUDI wallet! 👨🏫 On this occasion, Robert Schröder from the IT department, the planned scenarios (e.g., volunteer card, Dresden Pass) using a prototype that very clearly illustrates the interaction between BundID, EUDI Wallet, and the city's specialist procedures. The presentation immediately led to a discussion among those present about further potential, such as proactive administration. 🏆 I am very proud that we have made it this far with this topic in Dresden! The status as a pilot municipality is the success of many stakeholders who have been working together in trust since the launch of the showcase project "ID-Ideal." 😍 Now it is up to the local stakeholders to seize this opportunity and, together with the SPRIND - Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations and the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization To implement applications that create tangible added value for citizens. We will address the Dresden University of Applied Sciences contribute to the pilot project as part of the "SaxTrust" project. Initial discussions for the Saxony-wide transfer of the Dresden activities are already underway! 💡 The EUDI Wallet is much more than a technical project. If used correctly and sensibly, it can significantly simplify citizens' interactions with the administration and, at the same time, reduce the burden on employees through automated data verification. After all, an effective administration is an important contribution to people's trust in the government and democracy. Let's get started!
The Co-Creation Lab for Administrative Digitization of the City of Dresden and the Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden) has been nominated for the 24th eGovernment Competition . The competition recognizes groundbreaking projects in the public sector, promotes innovative approaches, and provides incentives for contemporary modernization based on digitization in public administrations, social insurance providers, and healthcare institutions.
The Co-Creation Lab is a follow-up project to the ID-Ideal showcase project. The development of secure digital identities and credentials has led the state capital to explore how administrative processes could be technically automated. The key to this is digital identity solutions for the administration (RessortID) and citizens (KommPass). However, administrative processes must first be put through the digitization test. Aspects such as usability, simplification, and acceleration are crucial for process innovations, but must not be considered from a bureaucratic or purely technical perspective. The administration urgently needs to consider the citizen's perspective , especially that of digital natives. To enable disruption, the Co-Creation Lab poses the question: "How would a high school graduate, for example, design an administrative process in 2025?"
You can support the nomination with your vote. Click here to Public Voting - eGovernment Competition 2025 Voting is open from July 2 to August 17, 2025 .
Good things come to those who wait. Now it's here: the anthology of SDI showcase projects. The book is available for free download at
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-47708-0
The hardcover book will be available on July 1, 2025.
The collaboration between the IDunion, SDIKA and ID-Ideal showcase projects has resulted in the "Guide to digital identities and proofs" as part of the work on the joint glossary , which can be found at the following link:
h ttps:// zenodo.org/records/14215460
The aim of this guide is to provide an introduction to the terminology of digital identities and their applications, which are finding their way into the public language of our digitalized society.
The Open Identity Summit serves as a platform for exchange between science and practice on the topic of digital identities and trust. This year's focus is on Identity Management, Trust Services, Open Source, Internet of Things, Digital Wallets, Privacy, AI, and Cloud Computing.
The submission deadline is 31.01.2025. Accepted papers will be published in the "Lecture Notes in Informatics" (LNI) series of the German Informatics Society (https://dl.gi.de/communities/2041532b-fd42-48dd-bc75-7511345b4f01) .
All details on the topics and submission modalities can be found in the CfP: https://unibw.de/oid/cfp.
❓What influence do digital identities have on the hashtag#onboarding of customers? 🔗Link to the paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382976384_Getting_to_Know_Your_Customer_Onboarding_in_an_Urban_Mobility_Ecosystem In our bubble of digital identities, we like to discuss technical solutions, their design and acceptance. The scope for the administration to select procedures is severely restricted by regulation. Here we see our eID, PID, EUDIW, etc. In the private sector, there are usually no such specifications. Risk calculations and cost-benefit considerations control the choice of technology here. Our case study in a mobility ecosystem shows that When establishing business relationships between companies and customers, an unexpectedly high number of processes are used for a wide variety of attributes. Specific investments of this kind lead to high costs and are a headache for users due to the additional work involved. The potential for a universal identity infrastructure is therefore enormous. However, this requires a rethink on the part of organizations. On the way to eIDAS 2.0 readiness, we therefore recommend an analysis of the information requirements and the institutional environment of the company, which determine the choice of technology. In the future, this could make it easier to compare different implementation options and subject them to costing.
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