Episode 128 - GluuFederation/identerati-office-hours GitHub Wiki

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While digital identity systems are gaining ground across Africa, true adoption requires more than just infrastructure—it demands practical use cases and local capacity to build and sustain them. The Digital ID Hackathon Africa is a pan-African initiative that engaged university students to co-create meaningful, youth-led identity solutions tackling real-world challenges like social protection and service access. The program isn’t just about prototypes and awards—it’s about breaking cycles of vendor lock-in and advancing inclusive, locally-rooted identity ecosystems. In this episode, we’ll explore the motivations behind the hackathon, how it culminated at ID4Africa 2025, and why investing in homegrown talent is key to scaling digital ID that truly works for Africa.

Homework

  1. Debut presentation at ID4Africa: https://youtu.be/UL93gQl5k1I?t=7332
  2. Hackathon and Upanzi website: https://www.africa.engineering.cmu.edu/research/upanzi/id-hackathon.html
  3. Detailed presentation of the hackathon: https://youtu.be/ks416SWCz_Y?t=91

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