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Briefing
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- Blockchain-Enabled Digital Identity – Illinois tapping self-sovereign identity solutions provider, Evernym, to develop blockchain-based digital identities for citizens during birth registration process, enabling more efficient and secure verification process in future
- Technological Foundation – Proposed system will build upon World Wide Web Consortium’s Verifiable Claims Task Force and Sovrin Foundation’s identity ledger
- Verification Process – Tasks government agencies to verify and cryptographically sign birth registration attributes, such as name, birthdate, blood type, and sex
- vGiving Data Control to Users – Organizations wanting to verify user identity can request access to digital identifier from user or designated guardian, with all requests and permissions recorded in tamper-safe distributed ledger
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Government (excluding military)
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Organization
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State of Illinois
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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September 1, 2017
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