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            achievement
        
    Decentralized Identifiers (DID) 1.0 specification approved as W3C Recommendation
            The W3C has approved the DIDCore V1.0 spec as an official Recommentdation; DIDs are now an open web standard ready for use and further development
        
        Foundation
        
    30 Jun 2022
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            election
        
    DIF Steering Committee Election Results 2022
            SC Election results: DIF welcomes new SC members Sam Curren, Daniel Buchner, Karyl Fowler, Rouven Heck, Markus Sabadello & Kaliya Young!
        
        Foundation
        
    22 Jun 2022
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            election
        
    DIF Steering Committee Election: Voting closes Friday 10th June!
            Voting for DIF SC Election closes at 23:59 GMT on Friday 10th June. DIF Associate Members can cast your vote now!
        
        Foundation
        
    2 Jun 2022
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            election
        
    Nominations are Open!
            We are looking for candidates to fill seats on the governing body of DIF, the Steering Committee. Nominations open 6th April 2022 for 30 days. Any member of DIF can submit a nomination for a candidate and all DIF members (including individuals) are eligible for nomination.
        
        Foundation
        
    6 Apr 2022
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            recruitment
        
    New year, new you?
            DIF is hiring! We are looking for a full-time Program Manager to oversee, facilitate and support our ongoing work. Is this you or do you someone who would be perfect for the role?
        
        Foundation
        
    5 Jan 2022
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            lego
        
    LEGO & Learning Economy: Gearing up with Super Skills
            The Super Skills app combines a custodial wallet (Torus) and Ceramic VC/storage tooling to give children private, exportable, future-proof achievement records – a self-sovereign educational credentialing system in miniature.
        
        Foundation
        
    21 Dec 2021
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            social media
        
    Communication Milestone Achievements!
            As 2021 draws to a close, DIF would like to celebrate reaching over 5,000 Twitter Followers and 5,000 Newsletter Subscribers! 💪
        
        Foundation
        
    3 Dec 2021
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    Internet Identity Workshop #33
            Here we will overview a few of the topics covered at IIW33 in Oct 2021, and review of the strong and weak signals discernible in the collective discussion.
        
        Foundation
        
    29 Nov 2021
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            universal resolver
        
    Mission Accomplished: Universal Resolver Calls coming to an end
            The Universal Resolver is a tool which resolves Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) across many different DID methods
        
        Foundation, Working Groups
        
    3 Nov 2021
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            did
        
    A DIF & ToIP joint Statement of Support for the Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) v1.0 specification becoming a W3C Standard.
            This move has the potential to unlock new opportunities for our digital lives.
        
        Foundation
        
    29 Oct 2021
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            claims and credentials WG
        
    DIF Grant #1: JWS Test Suite
            DIF announces its first community microgrant, sponsored by Microsoft and rewarding the timely creation of a comprehensive test suite for detached-JWS signatures on Verifiable Credentials
        
        Working Groups, Foundation
        
    22 Jul 2021
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            code donation
        
    Bloom donates WACI
            A simple starting point for cross-stack Wallet-Credential Interactions
        
        Foundation
        
    21 Jun 2021
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    2 min read
    
            foundation
        
    Introducing DIF Grants
            DIF is kicking off a program to administer narrowly-scoped financial support for community initiatives, ranging in format from grants to more competitive implementation bounties, hackathon-style open collaborations, and security reviews.
        
        Foundation
        
    29 Apr 2021
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    5 min read
    
            foundation
        
    The Steering Committee is growing
            An operating addendum was adopted last month which contains all the procedures for periodic elections and distribution requirements. This article repackages those policies in the form of a Frequently Asked Questions document.
        
        Foundation
        
    8 Apr 2021
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            dif
        
    Drilling down: Co-Development
            What it looks like when competitors work together in the open
        
        Foundation
        
    29 Mar 2021
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            decentralized identity
        
    DIF Face to Face Jan 2021 Highlights
            Come for the summaries, stay for the clip reel, bookmark for the links!
        
        Foundation
        
    26 Jan 2021
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            dif
        
    DIF & OIDF
            Collaborating on next-generation standards
        
        Foundation, Working Groups
        
    7 Nov 2020
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            dif
        
    Drilling down: Open Standards
            In this post, we drill down into what “standards” are, and the characteristics of an “open process” for developing standards. Supporting these open standards is where the bulk of DIF’s efforts and resources are focused.
        
        Foundation
        
    11 Oct 2020
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