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DEP: Digital Credentials 4 Europe (DC4EU)

DC4EU aims to apply the European Union’s eIDAS trust framework focusing on the education and social security fields. DC4EU will investigate the issuance of educational credentials and professional qualifications in the education sector and credentials in social security.

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Don't Trust the Uniform. Verify the Mandate.

A police uniform at the front door was enough to get four men inside a home in Overijse. Today we identify people by trust, by a document or by a badge, none of which prove a mandate. This article shows how QR-codes based on Verifiable Credentials, DIDs and ZKPs, let anyone verify identity and mandate in seconds.

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Why We’re Excited About Digital Product Passports, EUDI and European Business Wallets

Digital Product Passports will first apply to sectors like textiles and require trustworthy, tamper‑resistant product data. In the Flemish TETRA project "DPP InZicht", we'll explore how verifiable credentials, EUDI and European Business Wallets can turn these new EU rules into practical solutions for textile SMEs.

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