Re: Response to GSMA from the W3C

Sounds good Sebastian, let me know if/when you need help.

Cheers

Greg B.

On 9/15/2023 9:21 AM, Sebastian Crane wrote:
> Dear Brent,
>
> Thank you for finding time during the TPAC meeting to discuss the GSMA
> liaison request. Since I was on the queue to speak when the meeting
> closed, I shall instead write my thoughts below.
>
> The GSMA's offer for collaboration in our BBS-based data integrity
> specification is a significant vote of confidence in the ability of
> Verifiable Credentials to provide the desired privacy enhancements for
> the EU's Digital Identity programme. The resources that will become
> available to the VCWG from this collaboration are to be considerable.
>
> I believe it would be appropriate for the VCWG to collaboratively form a
> response for you to send, as this will give us the opportunity to
> present the diversity of expertise that we possess as a group, and as a
> result will best communicate to the GSMA which of our participants are
> able to inform them in specific areas of interest. Considering the
> saturation of our available meeting time, I suggest a CryptPad or GitHub
> document could be used for this purpose in order to conclude such
> drafting efficiently.
>
> Additionally, as a European myself and a keen advocate of the
> Self-Sovereign Identity efforts, I would like to volunteer myself as an
> individual who will be able to help guide their collaboration in a way
> which is effective between the stakeholders (in this case, primarily the
> W3C, IETF, GSMA, European Commission and of course the citizens and
> residents of Europe who stand to benefit from this work). I would be
> grateful if you could include my offer directly in your correspondence
> with the GSMA's contacts.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Sebastian
>