NGI Sargasso is happy to announce a new partnership with Simeon, one of our NGI Sargasso Innovators focused on empowering older adults through trusted digital credentials. This collaboration has been signed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) allowing Simeon to become a member of the NGI Sargasso InnoConnect Hub.
Both projects will provide visibility to each other’s outreach activities around efforts and contributions to ICT Standards to our extensive network of stakeholder communities and through our main digital outlets. Participation at any webinars or events of mutual interest to keep boosting digital innovation for Next Generation Internet (NGI) technologies and services across continents is also considered as part of the agreement.
By supporting projects like Simeon, NGI Sargasso is enabling practical innovations with meaningful societal impact, helping ensure that the next generation of internet technologies leaves no one behind. Outcomes of the collaboration will contribute to the broader NGI ecosystem and serve as a blueprint for inclusive digital transformation.
Simeon: Facilitating Verifiable Credentials Presentation Across Borders
Simeon, supported under the NGI Sargasso OnCampus Program, is working to make digital services more accessible and secure for seniors by developing verifiable credential solutions tailored to their needs. The project addresses a growing digital divide affecting older populations, who often face challenges in accessing digital services due to complex identity systems, privacy concerns, or a lack of digital literacy. Simeon is a result of the NGI Sargasso Innovator from our Open Call 3 FVCP: Facilitate Verifiable Credentials Presentation across borders, led by Julien Bringer, CEO at Kallistech, and partnered by Identity Woman in Business. Kallistech was previously selected in our first open call with the project D3ICA: Democratizing Decentralized Digital Identity through Cloud Agents, partnered by the Canadian organization Bluink.
This collaboration marks a significant step in advancing NGI Sargasso’s mission to strengthen EU–US–Canada cooperation on technologies that prioritize privacy, inclusivity, and human-centric design. Simeon brings together experts in identity management, user experience, and digital ethics from both sides of the Atlantic to co-create solutions that not only meet technical standards but also reflect the lived experiences of older adults.
NGI Sargasso: Building Bridges Across Continents for the Future of the Internet
NGI Sargasso promotes the developing of a unique collaborative ecosystem to harvest Europe-United States and/or Europe-Canada technology breakthroughs that aim to revolutionize the Next Generation Internet (NGI) technologies, services and standards. We also aim to contribute to the evolution of the Internet according to a human-centric approach of the Internet commons, following to the NGI initiative values of openness, inclusivity and sustainability.
We have funded +50 projects of NGI Sargasso Innovators with a total budget of €4.8 million in the following topics:
- Trust.
- Data sovereignty.
- Digital identity.
- Internet architecture & renovation.
- Decentralized technology.
- Interoperability & standardization.
- New internet technology.
The NGI Sargasso InnoConnect Hub
The InnoConnect Hub is NGI Sargasso’s collaborative space where we proudly present a series of strategic partnerships with leading Open Source organizations.
Our aim is to foster knowledge-sharing, and build a stronger network within the global tech community. In doing so, we commit to cross-disseminating important updates, trends, and developments across our respective platforms, while also seeking opportunities to co-host webinars and events. By converging our expertise and outreach, these alliances will open the door to innovative endeavors, ushering in a more inclusive and forward-thinking digital ecosystem.
Our members are: StandIC.eu, FORGING, CrabNebula, MyData, 2DXCEL, CO-INVESTIN, FIERCE, 6G-REFERENCE, AIPSS and the NGI-funded projects NGI Search, NGI Local for Local and NGI Enrichers.