Trends To Watch

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Darrell started off the webinar talking about his top 5 stories from 2021. Check out his anecdotes:

• • Good Health Pass
    • Interoperability Blueprint
  • SSI Book
    • Self-Sovereign Identity – Decentralized digital identity and verifiable credentials
    • The Current and Future State of Digital Wallets
  • Governments slinging code
    • Data sovereignty: UK & Canadian governments have great policy pieces issued by the respective governments on why open source helps and the concept of SSI.
  • Evernym Acquisition
  • cheqd launch

Darrell points out a few key trends to keep an eye on in the Decentralized Identity and SSI space for 2022.

• • Identity & Crypto/Blockchain Orchestration/Convergence
  • Standards Shakeup
  • Convergence of Credential Exchange
  • Interoperability is still nascent (and premature)
  • Trust Registries rolling out

Have a look at our past webinars, and the breakdown for each, on Trust Registries and The Wallet Report Update. They provide great content to help you navigate and understand the SSI world.

QUESTIONS!?

There were some great questions sent in, we really value and appreciate your engagement! Our Question Period started at about 45:00 – though some questions did come in earlier and were touched on through the presentation. Here is a run down of what we covered:

• In regards to Trust Registries, do you foresee these registries being run in a centralized or decentralized manner? Are there any leaders? What business models have you seen?
• Are there any sector agnostic trust registries protocols and or standards yet or is the generic concept still in its early days?
• What scares you the most about 2022 and beyond for SSI?
• What about Mobile Driver licenses (mDLs)? Didn’t hear you mention that Apple supports them now.
• Did you hear about tbDEX and what Square/Block are doing?
• Where should I look for more detail on interoperability, standards, and how things are being put together? Why are you cynical about interoperability?
  • Trust Over IP Foundation – Governance Stack Working Group (GSWG) & Technology Stack Working Group (TSWG)
• What is the biggest challenge or challenges the governments in Canada are struggling with on moving forward with digital ID’s