The European Commission has proposed a framework for a digital identity service for all EU citizens and organisations. What’s the European Digital Identity Wallet all about? On the 3rd of June 2021, the European Commission announced plans to develop a European...
A decentralised revolution is brewing. In the same way the introduction of the railways eased transport and trade in the UK, distributed ledger technology (DLT) can ease access to, and quality of, public services for the citizen. Better, more joined-up public services...
Environmental sustainability has been a concern for decades, and its urgency has only increased since recent climate reports and the UK government’s target of reducing carbon emissions to Net Zero by 2050. Organisations across all sectors must consider how they can...
With more and more essential processes taking place online, blockchain technology could play an important role in the education sector in the near future. Like many sectors, the education sector has been forced to rapidly change and adapt over the last couple of...
Better data sharing and access have the potential to reduce costs and enable more targeted service delivery, combat fraud and drive efficiencies. On the 2nd June, SICCAR hosted a roundtable on data sharing challenges in local and regional government, with panellists...
On 24 March SICCAR hosted a roundtable on covid vaccine passports with panellists Maarja-Liis Ferry (SICCAR), Edgar Whitley (LSE), Ain Aaviksoo (Guardtime) and Anthony Day (IBM). Representing a wide breadth of stakeholders, the panellists offered unique insights on...
