In the current global situation-burdened by, among others, a vast number of people without formal identification, digital leap, the need for health passports and contact tracking applications-providing private and secure digital identity for individuals, organizations and other entities is crucial. The emerging self-sovereign identity (SSI) solutions rely on distributed ledger technologies and verifiable credentials and have the potential to enable trustful digital interactions. In this human-centric paradigm, trust among actors can be established in a decentralized manner while the identity holders are able to own and control their confidential data. In this paper, we build on observations gathered in a field study to identify the building blocks, antecedents and possible outcomes of SSI ecosystems. We also showcase opportunities for researchers and practitioners to investigate this phenomenon from a wide range of domains and theories, such as the digital innovation ecosystems, value co-creation, surveillance theory, or entrepreneurship theories.
翻译:在目前全球局势中,许多人没有正式身份、数字飞跃、需要卫生护照和联系跟踪应用程序,为个人、组织和其他实体提供私人和安全的数字身份,这是关键因素。新出现的自我主权身份(SSI)解决方案依赖于分布式分类账技术和可核查的证书,并有可能促成可信任的数字互动。在这种以人为中心的模式中,行为者之间的信任可以以分散方式建立,而身份持有人能够拥有和控制其机密数据。在本文件中,我们以实地研究收集的观察为基础,查明空间主权生态系统的构件、前身和可能的结果。我们还展示了研究人员和从业者从广泛的领域和理论(如数字创新生态系统、价值共同创造、监视理论或创业理论)中调查这一现象的机会。