Digital Identity

Established in 2020 as a Workgroup, the Digital Identity Observatory aims to understand the potential offered by Digital Identity systems and to contribute to the market’s development in Italy, while maintaining a European perspective.

Through analyses and empirical research, aimed at defining Digital Identity features and development opportunities, the Observatory is focused on establishing a qualified and independent point of reference to foster cross-industry discussion between market players.

Digital Identity Observatory Research

As part of the Digital Identity Research, the Digital Identity Observatory aims to:

• understand the landscape of digital identity solutions at national and international level
• monitor the state of diffusion and development of the main identification systems in the Italian context
• monitor the development and regulatory progresses of the IT Wallet at the Italian level, and the EUDI Wallet at the European level;
• closely examine the main innovation trends and their application in onboarding and digital recognition solution;
• examine in depth the opportunities for the digital identity market offered by new technologies such as biometrics; 
• analyze the technology infrastructure of the wallet model, the adoption of this paradigm by Governments, private businesses, and users, and the impact on the ecosystem;
• understand the opportunities for exploiting APIs to create ecosystems and enrich the value proposition of digital identity
• evaluate in detail the main approaches and application of decentralized identity models;
• monitor the level of end user and service provider maturity regarding the adoption and use of various identification and recognition systems;
• understand how attributes and other trust and fiduciary services enhance digital identity profiles, ways of issuing and sharing, and the impact on the business model;
• understand what synergies exist between digital payments and Digital Identity.