Keio University and Fujitsu demonstrate tech to streamline management of digital identity data for student services
18 April, 2022
The Keio Research Institute at SFC and Fujitsu has announced Japan's first successful field trials of a self-sovereign identity technology conducted between March 17 and April 12. The new technology facilitates the distribution of digitally managed information attributable to individuals (digital identity) between different organizations and services by using an interconnected identity platform.
In the trial, a digital student ID issued for the trial via Keio University's Next-Generation Digital Identity Platform was converted by an identity conversion gateway developed by Fujitsu to test the use of different online services linked to an identity platform that uses Fujitsu's digital identity exchange ("IDentitY eXchange") technology.
Fujitsu and the Keio Research Institute at SFC confirmed during the trial that the required information of students could be disclosed to the different services and the information was shared correctly. Put into practical use, this system allows users to link personal information issued by companies, universities, and local governments with various services, delivering a wider range of convenient services linked to students' digital identities. Possible usage includes offering student discount services for travel agencies or providing job hunting and recruitment support tailored to students' needs after graduation.
Based on the results of the trials, Keio Research Institute at SFC and Fujitsu established the "Trusted Internet Architecture Laboratory" on Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus as a joint research base for designing architectures and developing technologies for the secure use of Internet services leveraging the new digital identity technology.
Source: japantoday.com
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