TL;DR: Key takeaways What are verifiable credentials? Verifiable credentials are secure digital versions of diplomas, ID cards, and professional certificates. They use crypto so they cannot be forged or changed. Unlike a PDF or image, a VC carries built-in proof of its own integrity. Anyone can check it right away, without contacting the issuer or … Read more
In the news almost every day, the digital transformation of society is quickly gathering pace across economic sectors, and in the management of our daily lives. Aware of the digital opportunities, but also the risks, Europe has begun to invest in blockchain technology and solutions, in order to guarantee the data security of its citizens. … Read more
Not familiar with the EBSI or fr.EBSI acronyms? Not sure what a Verifiable Credential is? Step by step, let’s discover the French governmental project fr.EBSI and its deliverables. The players of the fr.EBSI project The fr.EBSI project is a winner of the CEF Telecom 2020-FR-IA-0099 European call. This is the French governmental project within the … Read more
Companies’ current recruitment processes still favor qualifications over competences, since the latter are more difficult to verify. While a diploma or certification attests to a level acquired and validated at a given moment, it may not be an accurate snapshot of that same person’s skills a few years later. However today soft and hard skills … Read more
Smart contracts originated in the 1990s in the United States. Invented by Nick Szabo, a cryptographer, world-renowned for his work on the concept of the blockchain, smart contracts are the fruit of a convergence between IT, law and human relations. In short, a smart contract represents an agreement between two parties expressed in computer code. … Read more