UFWG Meeting Page

This page has agendas, notes, and action items from each meeting of the UFWG in reverse chronological order.

Thursday, June 09 — 11:00-12:00 PT / 18:00-19:00 UTC

Agenda and Notes

1. Welcome and Introductions (André)
   1. André Kudra, esatus, Germany
   2. Dan Gisolfi, IBM, New York, USA
      1. Convener of the Bedrock Business Utility
      2. This is the WG that will enable interop between ToIP Layer One utilities
      3. We will "prime the pump" for other utilities
      4. Suggest we start off with a high-level workflow
   3. Drummond Reed, Evernym, Seattle, USA
      1. Chief Trust Officer at Evernym
   4. Darrell O'Donnell, CEO, Continuum Loop, Ottawa, Canada
      1. Want to see us build a very boring utility layer
   5. Matt Davies, CTO, Finicity, Utah
      1. Want to ensure a strong foundation for financial apps higher in the stack
   6. Wenjiing Chu, Futurewei, Santa Clara, CA, USA
      1. Wants to understand the structure and dimension of Layer One 
      2. Goal is to build a stronger and more lasting foundation
   7. Mark Scott, San DIego, CA, USA
      1. Exploring all four of the initial WGs
      2. Generally more interested in the technical stack
   8. Steven Milstein, Ottawa, Canada
      1. Consultant, follower of SSI
      2. Interested in getting more deeply involved
   9. Arjun Govind, R3, typically in Philadelphia, currently in Bangalore
      1. Very interested in participating
   10. Sebastien Weidenbach, esatus AG, Technical Architect
   11. Markus Sabadello, co-founder, DanubeTech
       1. SSI architect
       2. Involved in the DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program
       3. Sovrin Founding Steward
       4. Also operator of a Sovrin BuilderNet node
       5. Co-Chair of the Decentralized Identity Foundation Identifiers & Discovery (ID) Working Group
       6. Co-Editor, W3C Decentralized Identifier (DID) Specification
2. Review of mission and scope
   1. André: we help as a community of practice for ToIP Layer One utility networks
   2. Drummond noted the ToIP Layer One utilities that are either existing or planned that may align with this mission
      1. Sovrin Network
      2. Bedrock Business Utility
      3. Findy (in Finland)
      4. Three forming in Germany—all are well aware of ToIP and aligned with interoperability with it—they are all interested in joining
         1. LISSI (Let's Initiate SSI), formally called SSI4DE (SSI for Deuscheland)
         2. govdigital—consortia of public data center providers in Germany that are planning a utility
         3. ECO Association of Internet companies in Germany
      5. Potential utility in Canada, possibly being incubated by the BC Gov Digital Trust Services team
      6. Austrian consortia that may be interested
         1. Banks, telcos, startups (DanubeTech has been an early participant)
   3. We broadly agreed that ToIP Layer One utilities are the foundational layer for decentralized PKI (DPKI)
3. Proposed deliverables
   1. ToIP Utility RFP templates
   2. ToIP Utilitie Best Practices documents
   3. White papers
   4. ToIP Utility website including a directory of ToIP-compatible Utilities and Foundry Service Provider
   5. Workflow decision tree guidance <== proposed by DanG
4. Potential Initial Work Items
   1. Develop ToIP Utility website and directory of ToIP-compatible Utilities
   2. Develop RFP templates and guides
   3. Develop ToIP Utility Best Practices documents and publishing process
   4. Initiate and maintain repository of relevant white papers and identify ToIP thought leadership white paper opportunities
   5. Build ToIP liaison with Utility projects and provide guidance
   • eco German Association of the Internet Industry (in planning)
   • Interop endeavors of govdigital and Findy
   6. Dan raised the liaison between a particular utility and a particular TIP (ToIP Interoperability Profile)
      1. Dan is interested in using this information to gauge market interest in particular Layer One technologies