Today Digital Bazaar announced it is collaborating with standards organization GS1 US on a blockchain-based identity project. The proof of concept aims to build verifiable IDs for firms on the retail and commerce supply chain. Another 20 partners are involved in the initiative.
The organizations worked together
earlier this month for a separate identity management project. That project focused on reusable Decentralized Identifiers (DiDs) with SecureKey and
TradeLens. Then, too, a further 20 collaborators were mentioned. It can be assumed the same group was alluded to today.
The difference with this project is the concentration on supply chain and shipping. The idea came about when Digital Bazaar worked on a proof of concept with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The firm hopes to leverage GS1’s widely used supply chain standards, so the blockchain identity project is consistent with its data infrastructure and tracking protocols.
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