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Public procurement of innovation (PPI) is an administrative action that allows public sector bodies to acquire innovative goods or services in order to meet needs that the solutions available on the market do not cover.

Microcredentials are records of learning outcomes acquired following a small-volume learning experience, assessed against transparent criteria and oriented towards labour market needs.

The EUDI Wallet is a mobile application established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 that allows any EU citizen or resident to store identity credentials, present them to third parties and sign documents with legal validity across all Member States.

Timestamping is a cryptographic technique that proves that digital data existed before a specific moment and has not been modified since. This capability makes timestamping an essential mechanism for ensuring the integrity and legal certainty of digital contracts, records and transactions.

A phytosanitary certificate is an official document issued by the phytosanitary authority of the exporting country certifying that a shipment of plants or plant products complies with the requirements of the destination country and is free of regulated pests.

The Certificate of Conformity (COC) is the document issued by the manufacturer to certify that each vehicle complies with EU technical, safety, and environmental regulations.

DC4EU is a project co-funded by the Digital Europe Programme that tests, at scale and in real production conditions, how the European Digital Identity Wallet will operate in education and social security.

Blockchain-based verifiable credentials provide an alternative that addresses both needs simultaneously. They make it possible to prove the absence of a criminal record through cryptographic verification without disclosing unnecessary information, thereby reducing fraud while safeguarding personal data.