On 21 May 2025, the European Commission, PPMI (part of the Verian Group) and TNO conducted the workshop on digital identity and identification in the era of Web 4.0 and virtual worlds. The workshop convened key stakeholders from diverse sectors and backgrounds worldwide including public sector, academia, technical community, private sector, civil society and other backgrounds. A total of 46 workshop participants connected from 24 countries, including Ghana, Japan, Portugal, and Pakistan.
During the workshop, participants engaged in discussions addressing the role of identity in immersive digital environments, ethical considerations around identification systems, and trust and interoperability across decentralised platforms. The workshop was led by Rūta Gabalina, Egidijus Barcevičius, Aida Zepcan and Aleksandra Wojtowicz.
We thank all the participants who joined us on the day of the event!
The session slides together with the results of the collaborative sessions and mentimeter are available for download below.
The workshop took place in the context of the pilot project exploring the future governance of Web 4.0 and virtual worlds led by PPMI (part of the Verian Group) in collaboration with TNO for DG CNECT. The project seeks to evaluate key advancements in internet technologies relevant to Web 4.0 and virtual worlds, while also laying the foundation for a global dialogue on various aspects of their governance.
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