1.
Why certificates must be digital?
Andreas Wittke
Institut für interaktive Systeme @TH Lübeck
Online Educa Berlin
Andreas Wittke
Head of Platform & Blockchain Development @ TH
Lübeck

2.
Let’s talk
about
Validation
Andreas Wittke
CDO@ILD TH Lü

3.
How many of you have ever checked certificates in applications?
Quality assurance in the hiring process
ca ⅓ of all
testimonials are
said to have
discrepancies
Andreas Wittke

4.
Digitalization means scalability
How can you check 28 million applications with 90 million certificates?
A developer
automates at n>10

5.
Proportion of foreign students is growing and will continue to grow
Student Mobility
=
Credential Mobility

6.
Digitization of the administration
2 million students in Germany
Political Target 30% to study 15 ECTS abroad
this corresponds to 1.8 million recognitions at
5 ECTS per module
plus national Student exchange

7.
Ask your signature provider if it will still exist in 40 years
University Certificat
lifetime is 40 years

8.
Europass/EDCI
Other international Standards: OpenBadges, PESCO, EMREX, ELMO

9.
Application process from the company's point of view
Applicant has multiple
credentials:
Bachelor from University A
Master from University B
Further Education certificates
X,Y,Z
Validation during upload via
public blockchain

10.
Open Source Solution for Moodle is available
Web Application
Browser
LMS
Moodle
Campus
Management
Systems
PDF
Mail
Wallet
Smartphone
Portfolio
LinkedIn
Quorum Blockchain for digital Certificates
HR
Administrat
ion
Real-Time
Validation

11.
Blockchain Certificates creation process - PDF including
JSON with Public Key

12.
Validation process with public key

13.
PDF + JSON = User Experience (UX)

14.
Your Life - Your Smartphone
Mobile certificates on the smartphone in the wallet
Digitalization
Standardisation
Flexibility
Andreas Wittke

15.
Wallet Integration (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTKL1Yyo6LU )

16.
Free german Online Course with Blockchain Certificate
https://futurelearnlab.de/hub/blocks/ildmetaselect/detailpage.php?id=25

17.
Legal opinion avaliable, GDPR ready

18.
Quorum Blockchain
● Open Source
● Ethereum compatible
● Community Blockchain
● No Miningcosts
● Role Concept
● JP Morgan & Microsoft

19.
We don’t talk, we do
6 Nodes with 5 partners, ca 1.000 Certificates assigned

20.
DigiCerts Alliance www.digicerts.eu

21.
DigiCerts Alliance --- strong open Partner = Trust

22.
DigiCerts Roadmap
● Foundation of the association
● Decentralized Identifiers DIDs
● Verifiable Credentials
● Moodle Plugin Review
● xHochschule Standard (EDCI)
● Bachelor/Master Certificate
● Campus Management Integration
● PDF Signature

23.
Thank you for your
Lifetime
Andreas Wittke
Chief Digital Officer
Projekt Digitaler Campus
Institut für Lerndienstleistungen (ILD)
TH Lübeck
Twitter @onlinebynature
Web www.onlinebynature.com

24.
Quellen
■ Elefanten Zebra http://www.spass.net/bilder/elefant-als-zebra-getarnt/
■ Papier mit Lupe https://pixabay.com/de/illustrations/pr%c3%bcfung-mwst-inspektion-3929140/ Pixabay License
■ OZG https://leitfaden.ozg-umsetzung.de/display/OZG/OZG-Leitfaden
■ Prüfung, Papier, Lupe https://pixabay.com/de/illustrations/pr%c3%bcfung-mwst-inspektion-3929140/ Pixabay
License
■ Hand mit Smartphone https://pixabay.com/photos/smartphone-screen-android-1957740/ Pixabay License
■ Laptop mit Bewerbung https://pixabay.com/de/photos/bewerbung-antrag-arbeit-3653359/ Pixabay License
■ Deutsche Welle 90.000 Jobsuchende in Indien https://www.dw.com/en/28-million-apply-for-90000-jobs-with-indias-
railway-company/a-43203142
■ Grabstein https://pixabay.com/de/vectors/grab-stein-schaufel-friedhof-tod-2710643/ Pixabay License
■ User Experience SEOBILITY https://www.seobility.net/de/wiki/Usability CC-BY-SA 4.0
■ Blockchain Felder https://pixabay.com/de/illustrations/netzwerk-steuerung-blockchain-4478145/ Pixabay License
■ Alles andere sind Screenshots aus eigenen Projekten unter CC-BY 4.0