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FIRST MOVER: How Buenos Aires Is Bringing Its Citizens On-Chain

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🗓️ 6 April 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Diego Fernández, Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation of Buenos Aires, breaks down the QuarkID project and the significance of digital identity. To get the show every day, follow the podcast here. Buenos Aires' Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation Diego Fernández joins "First Mover" to discuss how QuarkID simplifies the process of accessing and verifying personal documents for citizens. Plus, insights on the role zero-knowledge technology plays in the development of digital identity. - Consensus is where experts convene to talk about the ideas shaping our digital future. Join developers, investors, founders, brands, policymakers and more in Austin, Texas from May 29-31. The tenth annual Consensus is curated by CoinDesk to feature the industry’s most sought-after speakers, unparalleled networking opportunities and unforgettable experiences. Register now at consensus.coindesk.com. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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I got a first-hand experience in all the friction and the burden that for regular citizens is just

0:58.7

to obtain legal papers. Birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates. For example,

1:06.0

I have my great grandmother born in Italy, my grandmother born in Eurowhite, and myself born here.

1:13.4

And being forced to deal with all that documentation demanded me over a year, where you need

1:20.5

to get this certification, this third-party approvals and signatures, that basically in a digital

1:26.7

work made no sense whatsoever.

1:29.1

I met Diego Fernandez, Buenos Aires Secretary of Innovation at Heath Denver, where I interviewed

1:35.3

him on stage about the way he's approaching digital identity in Buenos Aires.

1:39.9

Last year, Buenos Aires released a blockchain identity solution powered by ZK Sinks ZK Proofs.

1:46.8

Now, this allows citizens of Buenos Aires to store their birth and marriage certificates on chain.

1:53.5

A little bit of the technical stuff here.

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