Wallet segmentation question for our LER Ecosystem SmartReport

Happy Holidays!

I'm working on our annual LER Ecosystem report.  Here is a link to last
year's report
<https://www.smartresume.com/resources/smartreport-ecosystem-map>.

Through my research, I have been impressed with how far credential wallets
have come in the last year and I'm hoping to help potential LER
implementers better understand the different types of wallet use cases.  We
focus on the Learning and Employment Record ecosystem, not the wider
Verifiable Credential or Credential Wallet ecosystem in this report.  The
report is about the issuance, sharing, and consumption of Open Badges and
CLRs in the US only.

I have chatted with several of you to help craft this suggested definition
of credential management tools for our report.  Kerri suggested I ping this
group for further feedback.

It's clearly tough to nail down an exact definition of a credential wallet
while making sure to include all of the tools that help credential holders
move their credentials through the LER ecosystem.  Kate's suggestion was to
call the category "Credential Management" and then have some of the
sub-categories described as wallets.  This is a moving target, but I'd
appreciate any feedback you have on how to make this report as accurate as
possible, while not over complicating things for our intended audience -
those people who want to learn about and implement LERs!

Let me know what you think over the next few days if you happen to be
working.  Thank you!

Suggested language:

Credential Management: Credential management tools provide a consumer
application to store and share LER credentials. Consumers can aggregate
their LER credentials in one place and share them from these tools with
other applications or directly with other individuals. In our research, we
found varying opinions on the term “credential wallet” which led us to
broaden the category to focus on the tools individuals can use to manage
their Open Badges and Comprehensive Learner Records and move them across
the LER ecosystem.

Credential management tools are evolving faster than other areas of the LER
ecosystem. Here is how we see the segmentation of these tools at this
moment in time:


   1.

   Self-Sovereign Credential Wallets - These credential wallets embed
   credentials on a personal device and make them accessible without internet
   access, and they share and verify credentials using the W3C Verifiable
   Credentials standard. The wallet is detached from any credential-issuing
   platforms, is controlled by the user, and is available to the general
   public. Logos included: Learner Credential Wallet (from the Digital
   Credential ConsortiuM), Veres, LearnCard.
   2.

   Branded Use-Case Wallets - These credential wallets focus on delivering
   a curated set of capabilities or user experiences designed to serve a
   specific audience of credential holders. They may be mobile-app or
   web-based but are always wrapped in a specific consumer brand and are
   designed to include or integrate a specific set of services on top of the
   storage of credentials.  Logos included: ASU Pocket, Indiana Achievement
   Wallet, SchooLinks, State of California DMV Wallet, TBR Cred (from The
   College System of Tennessee), Western Governors University Achievement
   Wallet
   3.

   White Label Wallet Tech Providers - These companies help consumer brands
   develop Branded Use-Case Wallets by providing the underlying technology,
   creating a branded instance of the wallet, and integrating or providing the
   desired value-added services.  Logos included: Level Data, SpruceID,
   Pocket, iQ4, LearnCard

4. Issuer Platform Credential Management Tools - Many issuing platforms
have credential-sharing tools embedded directly into the platform. These
tools are web-based and do not meet the criteria of self-sovereign
credential wallets. But they do allow credentials to be aggregated and
moved into directly integrated websites and platforms like LinkedIn or
Facebook where the credential may be shared as a link back to the issuing
platform rather than as a fully portable asset.  Logos included:
Accredible, Instructure, Territorium, Credly, Greenlight Credentials

Thank you!

Ian
-- 
Ian Davidson
Chief Growth Officer, iDatafy
213.359.3109
ian@idatafy.com <dave@idatafy.com>
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