Government clients will have access to digital identity solutions through a new collaboration between the world’s largest professional services network, Deloitte and the identity management company, Attest. The new partnership launched yesterday in Washington will help unlock the full potential of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for government. It will provide administrations with the resources needed to solve a host of government-specific issues.
Wendy Henry, managing director, Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Deloitte’s government and public services blockchain leader stated that previous blockchain pilots with government clients had shown that “digital identity can be a thorny issue” and highlighted the specific concerns of government stating that “governments must serve the whole of citizens, including those who may not be able to accept the control of their identity credential in a digital form.”
Collaborative efforts
The new collaboration will focus on the two products within the Attest digital identity platform: Attest Wallet and Attest Enterprise. Attest Wallet is an application which provides agency, privacy and security for consumers when they share verified personal data with governments and businesses.
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