Emails : kyle.robinson@briartech.ca, mathieu@northernblock.io  

Organization: BC Digital Trust (Government of British Columbia), Northern Block Inc.

Session Description:  

To compete in a global market that prioritizes sustainable goods, mining operators are increasingly being asked to prove their commitment to environmental, social, and governance goals. This session unites the Government of British Columbia’s Energy & Mines Digital Trust project and Northern Block to showcase how their collaborative efforts could enable mining operators to securely demonstrate where and how their products were produced using digital credentials. Together, they will showcase a live demonstration of digital credential exchange, featuring interactions across multiple digital wallet interfaces. Using digital credentials, mining operators can increase operational efficiencies and solidify the value of their data with digital credentials and through active participation in the global ecosystem. 

Audience Value Proposition: 

This session demonstrates the use of digital trust technology for organizations, offering a unique application of a technology primarily used for individuals. 

This will be highly valuable for:  

• Mining operators interested in adopted digital solutions for business processes. 

• Those interested in interoperability of technology, processes, or data standards.  

• Government bodies eager to learn more about how they can collaborate with the private sector for improved data integrity and trust.  

• Organizations looking to provide or implement digital trust technology for businesses. 

Emails: Jacques.Latour@cira.ca, mathieu@northernblock.io, cosanna.preston.idedia@idlab.org

Organisations: CIRA, Northern Block, ID Lab

Session Description:

Securing the internet for Canadians is paramount. Verifying the authenticity of individuals or entities, and the information they are presenting, in a digital transaction pose a significant challenge to this effort. Digital credentials offer a promising solution. They enable a participant in the transaction to have a high level of assurance that the information being presented is legitimate and has not been tampered with. However, on their own, they do not speak to the legitimacy of the issuer of the credential. To determine issuer legitimacy we need trust registries. Trust registries “are where you…check if a credential issuer is genuine.”

The anticipated emergence of multiple trust registries, each with distinct scopes and governing authority, presents a new challenge. Navigating this landscape requires mechanisms for the discovery of the appropriate trust registry to confirm the legitimacy of the credential issuer, including across international boundaries.

This session aims to demystify what are trust registry is, and what it isn't. We also plan to talk about what needs to be centralised vs decentralised. And discuss the possible need for a registry of registries in Canada.