The forthcoming online event, organized under the auspices of the European Commission in collaboration with the European co-operation for Accreditation, aims to delve into the role of the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) in the context of the European certification ecosystem. The discussion will center on the prospective role of EBSI in facilitating the real-time dissemination of accreditation status pertaining to Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs). Furthermore, it will address the verification of certification status associated with a myriad of products and services certified within the European Union by said CABs.
EBSI is a public infrastructure, supported by the European Commission and governed by Member States. It operates on cutting-edge technologies, prominently featuring verifiable credentials, digital wallets and blockchain According to the experts in the field, verifiable credentials are becoming the de facto standard for ensuring easily accessible yet highly trustable/verifiable information on any types of credentials. In addition to that, blockchain immutable ledger ensures that once data is recorded, it cannot be altered without leaving a trace, enhancing the integrity, accountability and authenticity of the information recorded. This technology becomes the most promising way to store public information, like public keys, certifications or accreditations of certified or accredited legal entities.
Over the past triennium, the efficacy of eBSI services has been validated by an excess of 300 organizations spanning diverse sectors. These encompass public entities, including universities, European projects and social security institutions. EBSI also counts with the support of more than 20 IT providers that have developed technology aligned with EBSI specifications.
During the symposium, The European Commission will provide a comprehensive presentation of EBSI, and they will highlight which could be the concrete benefits and improvements for the accreditation and assessment bodies in Europe.
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Opening remarks
Andreas Steinhorst, EA Executive Secretary
Presentation of EBSI
Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza (European Commission, DIGIT)
- Introduction to the project
- Foundations of EBSI
- Concrete benefits for NABs/CABs/certified systems and products
- How to onboard into EBSI?
Introduction to the electronic freight transport information (eFTI) regulation and the relation to the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)
Lia POTEC (European Commission, DG MOVE)
Questions & Answers
Proposal for the Implementation of a pilot program to evaluate EBSI within a specific accreditation/certification sector
Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza
Closing remarks
Andreas Steinhorst
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Jose Manuel PANIZO PLAZA
Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza is working at the European Commission in DIGIT, the directorate-general for digital services Before joining the EC. He was working as a service manager in the reference qualified trust service provider for the Spanish public administration, and currently he is acting as EBSI chief technology officer.
Lia POTEC
Lia Potec, PhD, is a policy officer in the Directorate General for Transport and Mobility of the European Commission. She is responsible for the development and implementation of EU policies aimed at supporting the digital transformation of the transport and logistics sector. For the past six years, she has been responsible for the preparation, adoption, and currently the implementation of the EU Regulation on Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI).
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Andreas STEINHORST
Dr Andreas Steinhorst became 1995 the managing director of the German Accreditation Body of Chemistry (DACH) and after the restructuring of the German accreditation system towards a single national accreditation body per member state according to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 the managing director of the German National Accreditation Body DAkkS. In 2014 he was appointed as the Executive Secretary of the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), the European association of National Accreditation Bodies.
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