Yesterday German press reported that a consortium led by IBM, including blockchain cybersecurity firm Ubirch won the tender for digital vaccination certificates in Germany. The two firms beat competition from a joint initiative by Deutsche Telekom and SAP. According to the Official EU Journal the award is €2.7 million ($3.2 million), but IBM will subcontract 51% of the project.
The initiative is to create a digital version of yellow vaccine certificates.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported that other consortium participants include Bechtle and Govdigital, which is a cooperative of 15 IT providers. In January, Ubirch and Govdigital were involved in a regional project in the Bavarian district of Altötting. It’s unclear whether that solution used IBM’s Digital Health Pass.
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