The Government of Kenya has initiated steps to replace the issuance of paper degrees with a Digital Verifiable Credential system that can be securely authenticated using digital technology.
The Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, Hon. William Kabogo Gitau, officially opened a Stakeholders Workshop for Verifiable Credentials earlier today. The workshop brought together stakeholders from the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy MICDE, the Ministry of Education, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change TBI, and other partners to establish a shared understanding of verifiable credentials and digital wallets.
Stakeholders are exploring real-world use cases for the adoption of verifiable credentials and digital wallets, while also developing a roadmap to identify key actors who will spearhead the proof-of-concept phase of the project.
