The daylong events will be hosted in collaboration with the OpenID Foundation, an organization focused on “creating identity standards that are secure, interoperable and privacy-preserving,” the group’s website states.
The first event — geared toward private-sector participants — will be held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Oct. 1. Private-sector organizations interested in participating are encouraged to apply before Aug. 9.
Questions about the event can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 7. Participants will be named by Aug. 16.
“Innovators interested in adding a secure and privacy-protecting digital identity into their customer experience are encouraged to apply to attend these events this fall,” the announcement said.
The event objectives include (as written):
- Helping relying party organizations and their partners incorporate mDLs into their user experiences by offering tooling, tests and developer support to troubleshoot issues
- Empowering developers to walk away with use cases that are executive-ready to demonstrate within their own organizations, highlight the topline and bottom line benefits of mDLs, and streamline the path to live production
- Welcoming government and civil society and other VIP observers to see what the technology offers, the challenges facing the community and identify barriers to unblock adoption
- Creating a safe space for digital identity community to support relying party adoption across platforms and standards
A second event will be held in Sacramento on Nov. 1 for public-sector participants. A venue has not yet been selected for this event.
More information about the hackathons is available here.
