Bhutan launches world’s 1st Decentralized National Digital Identity platform.

Bhutan launches world's first Self-Sovereign National Identity platform. The Kingdom of Bhutan through its Druk Holdings & Investment Group (DHI) has just launched a national platform based on SSI and portable digital credentials for all citizens, businesses, foreign workers and tourists. Jacques von Benecke, CTO describes the path that brought them to develop this project, the technical and non-technical challenges they faced throughout and the future for this impressive body of work.

This guest presentation was held at the March 16, 2023 meeting of the Trust Over IP Foundation's Ecosystem Foundry Working Group. To learn more about the Trust Over IP Foundation (ToIP) please visit our website. trustoverip.org.

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