Today more than 90 jurisdictions are pushing open banking and open data, 60+ countries have online age assurance laws, 130+ countries have data privacy laws, and over 160 jurisdictions claim to have digital or electronic IDs. This tsunami of laws and technical development is a step in the right direction to supporting robust and inclusive digital economies, but there is a long way to go to ensure that each jurisdiction can deliver on the legislation, security, interoperability and privacy — by default — at the protocol level. A wide array of International Governmental Organizations, non-profits, global standards bodies and private entities are sprinting to fill the gaps and meet the moment. The range of use cases is mind boggling from government services to financial services to health… and now AI, and the range of benefits and risks are equally complex. Who are the public and private players pulling the strings? What are the winds driving the momentum and what are the roadblocks? This talk will provide a birds eye view of how these stakeholders are building up the layers of standards, open source code, implementations, laws and regulations…market by market…regionally…and globally… all to deliver the critical digital trust infrastructure of tomorrow.
