This is a bit old news, but I participated in the First meeting of Digital Agency's "Experts' Committee on Attribute Certification Issues" remotely as a committee member, as it is in the autumn tour season and I am not in Japan. However, perhaps due to Microsoft Teams or the microphone, I could only hear about two-thirds of what was being said, and I participated while chatting with Professor Matsuo, who was also remote, in the background, saying, "It's tough..." (At the start, Committee Member Fujiei, who was also remote, struggled to join, and Professor Matsuo ended up joining via iPhone instead of online. MS Teams is really tough...). So, I too am anxiously awaiting the release of the minutes.
The meeting materials are avaliable from this pageThe committee members are as follows:
Committee members (titles omitted)
⚫ Yoichiro Itakura (Partner, Hikari Sogo Law Office)
⚫ Reiko Kasai (Senior Manager, Digital Solutions Promotion Department, Incubation Company, Lawson, Inc.)
⚫ Jiro Kokuryo (Professor Emeritus, Keio University)
⚫ Natsuhiko Sakimura (Representative Partner, NAT Consulting LLC)
Toshio Taki (Money Forward, Inc. Executive Officer, Group CoPA, Head of Money Forward Research Institute)
Motonori Nakamura (Professor and Director of the IT Infrastructure Center, Institute for Information Management and Communication, Kyoto University)
⚫ Takahiro Fujie (Representative Director, OpenID Foundation Japan)
Shinichiro Matsuo (Research Professor, Georgetown University and Virginia Tech)
⚫ Yasushi Matsumoto (Fellow, Japan Network Security Association, a non-profit organization)
Akemi Yokota (Professor, Faculty of Law, Meiji University)
Masako Wakae (Editorial Committee Member, Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters)
I was wondering whether to use the title of NAT Consulting LLC, the title of Chairman of the OpenID Foundation US, or the title of MyData Japan, but I decided to register with the hat that allows me to speak most freely.
This expert meeting is the combination of the follow-up of the meetings that were held until last year: DIW Advisory Board (Closed to the public, but ,Reports is available) andExperts' Meeting on Governance in the Use of Verifiable Credentials (VC/VDC)This was combined into a public meeting (which was strongly desired by the members of the DIW Advisory Board).
So, I will leave the details to the minutes, but the points that I was concerned about were:
- Shouldn't we discuss Derived Credentials more? (This is equivalent to the EU's (Q)EAA. This is probably the most commonly used, such as age verification VC.)
- Social implementation should begin with "low-risk use cases (lightweight use cases)."
- Guidelines alone have limitations on their widespread adoption. Consider incorporating them into procurement requirements and standard specifications.
- Consideration of antitrust laws and fair competition is also essential. Concentration on platforms also requires caution.
- Legal backing is needed to protect consumers and ensure their privacy. Legal backing is needed to protect consumers and ensure their privacy.
- To prevent the risk of verifiers entering the market and fraudulent use, a certification system and legal guarantees are necessary. (I have also stated that wallet providers are effectively information banks, and that the experience of the information bank certification system (visualization of requested information, consent UI, certification standards) should be taken into consideration.)
- With a view to establishing a system and legal framework (including amendments to ordinances and ministerial ordinances) for government agencies to accept privately issued VCs.
Finally, Director General Kusunoki said,
- Eliminating paper is not a goal, but a necessity. We need a system to realize digital first.
- As automated procedures using AI agents progress, VC will become the foundation for ensuring "trust between people and AI."
- This year, we will first produce concrete results from "feasible use cases."
- From the next meeting onwards, the Technical Working Group will finalise the requirements for each risk category and compile a draft guideline within the fiscal year.
The meeting ended with these powerful words.
I can't wait for the minutes.
See you next time! (From the hotel where IETF 124 was held in Montreal)
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The minutes have been published →You can get it from the Digital Agency website here.