TRUSTCHAIN OC1-DECENTRALISED DIGITAL IDENTITY

Description

TRUSTCHAIN overall objective is to create a portfolio of Next Generation Internet protocols and an ecosystem of decentralised identity management software solutions that is transparent to the user, interoperable, privacy aware and regulatory compliant that can seamlessly integrate and interoperate with any of the existing decentralised applications.   In order to achieve TRUSTCHAIN vision and overall objective, TRUSTCHAIN Open Call 1 (OC1) applicants are expected to develop interoperable and sustainable digital identity management applications that are transparent and address the needs of the future decentralised internet. This Open Call 1 welcomes applications that will clearly define, upgrade/extend the state-of-the-art, and develop the following types of solutions:    o  Decentralised user-centric identity management framework for supporting an automated privacy preserving, legal and regulatory compliant infrastructure (e.g., GDPR) potentially in alignment with emerging European regulations and standards (i.e. eIDAS). o  Protocols for trustworthiness assessment of entities by means of verifiable credentials and decentralized reputation systems. o  Smart oracles assessing the trustworthiness of data associated with digital identities. o  Inclusive digital identity platforms focusing on marginalized communities (e.g., refugees, elderly, vulnerable). o  Social identity for delegation and recovery that drives community-based trust establishment (i.e., social guardians). o  Systems considering both public and private administration roles in issuing and managing decentralized identifiers. o  Decentralized identity systems supporting Decentralized Authority Organizations (DAOs) o  Use-case driven identity management system deployment (e.g., banking, publishing, healthcare, education etc). The above system examples are only indicative, and applicants can propose solutions that integrate one or more of them. Applicants can also submit a proposal under a different example scenario, as long as it serves the overall TRUSTCHAIN vision and objectives and fits within the scope of human centric decentralised trustworthy digital identity. It should utilize existing concepts and technologies already developed for SSI and fit within TRUSTCHAIN’s vision and objectives. The solutions should be provided as open-source software achieving TRL 7, tested and evaluated by an adequate pool of potential users which should be identified and mentioned in the application, as well as supported by a self-sustaining business model for exploiting the developed system at the end of the project. The proposed solution will have to use standard technology for full-stack development that is compatible with the current standards.  The following main objectives should be considered: o   Develop a framework for decentralized user-centric identity management that lies in the scope of the call and addresses the stated challenges below, o   Develop protocols for trustworthiness of entities by means of verifiable credentials and decentralized reputation systems, o   To ensure identity attributes are disclosed only with the informed consent from the data owner (i.e., data minimization requirement of GDPR), o   Develop smart oracles to assess the trustworthiness of data fed to blockchain smart-contracts fetched from external systems. [identity-related explanation] Applications should be developped according to a User Centric Approach and cover real needs of the end-users in one of the sectors (Not limited to) such as for example banking, education, healthcare, e-democracy and soforth. Target applicants are internet technologists, researchers, developers and innovators with a multidisciplinary background including technical as well as social science and humanities (SSH) ones.

Beneficiary & submission

Proposals are submitted in a single stage and the evaluation process is composed of three phases as presented hereafter:  o Phase 1: Admissibility & eligibility check oPhase 2: Proposals evaluation carried out by the TRUSTCHAIN Consortium with the assistance of independent experts. o Phase 3: Online interviews (10 minutes pitching & 20 minutes of Q&As) and final selection carried out by the TRUSTCHAIN Consortium and the TRUSTCHAIN Advisory Board Members. The evaluation of proposals is carried out by the TRUSTCHAIN Consortium with the assistance of independent & multidisciplinary experts knowledgeable in the technological field as well as in Social Sciences and Humanities. TRUSTCHAIN Consortium staff ensures that the process is fair and in line with the principles contained in the European Commission's rules on Proposal submission and evaluation.

Further information

The TRUSTCHAIN consortium will provide information to the applicants only via trustchain@ngi.eu No binding information will be provided via any other means (e.g., telephone or email). Further details and kit for application are available at: https://trustchain.ngi.eu/apply Apply via: https://www.f6s.com/trustchain-open-call-1