On Saturday, the government of Catalonia
announced its plans for self-sovereign identities (SSIs) for citizens based on blockchain technology. The project, named IdentiCAT, was revealed by the President of Catalonia Quim Torra and will allow citizens to be the “owner, manager and exclusive custod[ian] of his identity and data”.
The autonomous state hopes to build an identity system which gives its people control over their data while meeting EU guidelines. These eIDAS guidelines would allow the IDs to be accepted in EU countries and used in digital authentication.
Catalonia’s government will act solely as a validator to create legal and eIDAS compliant identities. Beyond that, the decentralized SSIs are to be entirely managed by the citizen.
Article continues …
Want the full story? Pro subscribers get complete articles, exclusive industry analysis, and early access to legislative updates that keep you ahead of the competition. Join the professionals who are choosing deeper insights over surface level news.
