How to build trusted ecosystems for IoT use cases using self-sovereign identities and Blockchain? A presentation based on construction machine rental at IoT Meetup Stuttgart.

1. Digital Trust
Backbone for digital business
and the Industry 4.0
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2. About me
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Thomas Müller
CEO evan GmbH ( a Blockchains, Inc. company)
evan.network spokesman
thomas.mueller@evan.team
www.linkedin.com/in/thomasxmueller
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3. Our mission
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We build the trust ecosystem for the digital society were
organizations, humans and machines interact digitally &
trustworthy.
By building on digital identities and blockchain technology,
digital sovereignty can be kept for all.

4. evan.network recognized as a Cool Vendor by Gartner
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evan.network named a
Cool Vendor in Blockchain Business
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5. Problems manufacturers must solve
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Efficiently managing growing
product variants
Address global markets with
smaller customers
Increasing regulatory
constraints
Manufacturers challenge:
Automate your partner network to proof sustainability and offer ”as a service”
business models

6. I O T M E E T U P
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The Digital Business
Problem:
Who is that
on the other side?

7. Decentralized
How trust shapes digital business.
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1980 2000 >2020
Digital
A B A B
On site business directly
between individuals
Digital Business using
broker platforms.
Digital Business directly
between
trusted digital identities.

8. Trust is the enabler for digital business models
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ESG
Compliance
TRUST
Certificates
Audits
Business
relations
…
=
Exchange and
verification of
credentials
Masterdata

9. Decentralized Identities and Blockchain
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Decentralized Identifier
(DID)1
Verifiable Credential
(VC)1
• new type of identifier for any subject
• enables verifiable, decentralized digital identity
• verifiable information on the web
• cryptographically secure, privacy respecting, and
machine-verifiable
Blockchain
1Standardized by
• Neutral infrastructure to keep identity data
tamper-proof
• Enables trusted business relationsships

10. Build trust ecosystems step by step
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Create a corporate
identity
1
Have data digitally
verified
2
Share data
with partners
3
Trace products with
confidence
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Digital
Product
Pass
Own certifications External
Audits
Authorities

11. Our vision: Every product is a digital product
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That acts autonomously in business processes
Trustfully traced
across the
supply chain
Sustainably
used
across the
lifecycle
Part
Component
Pay per use &
Share
Access Control
Reuse & Recycle
Product
Resource
Raw Material Update
Management
Digital
Product

12. evan.network –trust infrastructure for cooperative ecosystems
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• based on Blockchain technology
• operated by the members in a neutral legal organization
• enterprise ready under technology, legal and business
business perspective

13. Build Industry 4.0 cases step by step.
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Topics
• Coordinate resources
• Control access
• Pay for services Use Cases
• Pay per Use
• Sharing & Rental
• “As a Service”-Experience
Access
Service
Product
Access
Pay per use
As a Service
Experience
Interact
Partner
PID
Finance
Manufacturer

14. Transparency, Traceability and Tradability
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Digital
Product
Supplier
tier 1 … n Customer
B2B
partner
B2B
partner
Multi-tier product tracing
for sustainability &
provenance
Product Sharing &
Capacity Management
Product as a Service Product to person
In the upstream and downstream supply chain

15. Watch the German Identity Initiatives
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16. Get in touch with decentralized business
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Thomas Müller
thomas.mueller@evan.team
www.linkedin.com/in/thomasxmueller
www.twitter.com/thmueller
https://medium.com/@ThMueller
www.evan.network