Underlying assumptions

• DI technology could in principle be deployed vertically integrated on a per ecosystem basis - but we are not interested in this approach
  • elaborate on the "why" and risks associated with this
  • elaborate on the notion of "ecosystem"
  • what is our "ecosystem"
  • which borders are we crossing, national, sectorial, regional
  • Not intrested in vertical as we think horizontal is bringing more benefit short term
• We are only interested in deploying DI technology with a strong horizontal integration to achieve interoperation with other ecosystems
• We assume that the EU efforts around eIDASv2/EBSI/EUDI Wallet and such will be a focal point in driving DI technology fostering such horizontal integration in the emerging DI ecosystem (EU and others)
• We are by no means convinced that the new DI ecosystem will be successfully set up in the coming years and we have to prepare for all of those potential outcomes:
  • The DI ecosystem will be stepwise implemented and delivers value as hoped for
  • The DI ecosystem is a failure and nothing really comes out of it
  • The DI ecosystem (or parts of it) is established but not in a way we hoped for (include scenarios)
• We are primarily interested in defining actions we can take as NREN or its umbrella organisation GEANT
• When judging outcomes, we do this considering our core values:
  • openness: we want to build our solutions on open standards with no artificial barriers for entry
  • inclusiveness: the openness on technical level gets extended on the governance level
  • global scale: education and research processes are often of global. National and regional are often not good enough
  • authority: we want to keep authority (standards, governance etc.) on our core processes
    • The "why" needs more thought
• We assume that our existing ecosystem will be around for quite some time to come and co-exist with the emerging DI ecosystem. 
• We have 20+ years of experience and assume leadership in implementing cross-sectorial solutions fit for the purpose (non-AAI credentials like diploma, where we may not have authority over it)

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