Digital Identity Observatory Research

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 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 opportunities generated by the national recovery plan (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza, PNRR) for digital identity market players
closely examine the main innovation trends and their application in onboarding and digital recognition solutions;
monitor the evolution of current legislation to understand the implications for market players;
scrutinize the synergies that digital identities provide in other sectors such as cybersecurity and digital payments;
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;
asses the user experience of main electronic recognition systems through objective and subjective metrics;
understand how attributes enhance digital identity profiles, ways of issuing and sharing, and the impact on the business model.

Digital Identity Observatory activities

Activities planned for the annual edition of the Digital Identity Observatory are the following:

Numerous opportunities for meeting and debate:
- two closed door workshops, designed to share preliminary results of the different streams of research and to promote communications and networking between the participants;
- one face to face comparison workshop, to promote debate and experience sharing through particularly interesting use cases;
- two in-depth workshops, with the goal of vertically examining some topics in greater detail, supported by experts;
- an interaction workshop to enable Partners and Sponsors and other external stakeholders to discuss and interact.

a public conference to present Research results, with round tables and speeches delivered by the leading members of the national and international digital identity scene;
a bimonthly news review that collects the most relevant news on digital identity related issues;
a collection of static and dynamic graphs, designed to present quantitative results of the various lines;
a final report containing the main results of the Research edition;
in-depth reports on some vertical topics.

Become a supporter of the Digital Identity Observatory

The Digital Identity Observatory is supported by several sector partner and sponsor companies. Take part in the Research, access Observatory exclusive data before anyone else, network with companies and qualified experts and gain visibility in our events.

For more information please contact Giorgia Dragoni at giorgia.dragoni@polimi.it.

Alessandro Perego

Chief Science Officer

Giorgia Dragoni

Research Director

Luca Gastaldi

Research Director

Valeria Portale

Research Director

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06 Mar 2024

Reports

Digital Identity: all roads lead to the wallet Digital Identity: all roads lead to the wallet

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03 Mar 2023

Reports

Digital Wallet: identity (r)evolution Digital Wallet: identity (r)evolution

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Over 500 companies each year choose to support research and participate in the activities of the Digital Innovation Observatories, entering into direct contact with the decision makers of the corporate, institutional and academic world. Become our partner!

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For more information on possibilities to cooperate with and support Digital Identity Workgroup Research, please contact Giorgia Dragoni (giorgia.dragoni@polimi.it)