Proof of Vaccination Credentials & Digital ID

Air date: October 20, 2021

Host: Kevin Morris (Strategy and Programs Director at the Large Credit Union Coalition)

Engineer/Producer: Chris Ferreira (Sr. Program Manager at the DIACC)

Topic: Proof of Vaccination Credentials & Digital ID. 

Summary: This is the premiere episode of DIACC's Digital ID & Me podcast series where we explore what Digital ID means and its relation to Proof of Vaccination Credentials. Join host Kevin Morris as he discusses this timely topic with the following guests:

• Dave Nikolejsin (DIACC Board Chair, Strategic Advisor with McCarthy Tetrault)
• Franklin Garrigues (DIACC Board Vice-Chair, Vice President Digital Channels, Mobile for Everyone at TD Bank)
• Joni Brennan (DIACC President)

Questions asked:

1. Guests were asked to introduce themselves and to share why they feel this topic is important to address now. 
2. Tell us your plain language definition of Digital ID and maybe more importantly what Digital ID can do? 
3. Why is “Vaccine Passport” a controversial term, and what’s the Digital ID connection to Proof of Vaccine Credentials? 
4. What’s the role of our association, DIACC, with regards to Proof of Vaccine Credentials and Digital ID, our Pan-Canadian Trust Framework, and what value do we bring? 
5. If you had one piece of advice for our listeners to consider on Vaccine Credentials, what would it be? (Each panelist 3 min = 9 min)

About the DIACC

Created as a result of the federal government’s Task Force for the Payments System Review, the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector leaders who are committed to developing a Canadian digital identification and authentication framework that will secure Canada’s full and secure participation in the global digital economy. To learn more about the DIACC, please visit diacc.ca.

Music: Kesta - Comings and Goings (License)

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