US Customs & Border Protection
CBP Approved Standards and Github Engagements
W3C Standards
– https://www.w3.org/TR/did-core/
– https://github.com/w3c/vc-data-model/
– https://github.com/w3c/did-spec-registries
W3C CCG Work Items
– https://identity.foundation/confidential-storage/
– https://w3id.org/traceability (traceability vocab for VCs)
– https://github.com/w3c-ccg/vc-http-api
– https://github.com/w3c-ccg/universal-wallet-interop-spec (wallet interoperability)
– http://did.actor/ (DIDs and Keys for Persons / User stories)
Selective Disclosure Zero Knowledge Proofs
– https://w3c-ccg.github.io/ldp-bbs2020/
– https://github.com/transmute-industries/did-key.js
– https://github.com/transmute-industries/vc.js
CBP DLT Tech News Blog
- A Customs Entry – 1790 Philadelphia – Is It Any Different from Today’s Transactional Process?
The tech development landscape is rife with unrealized productivity gains when there is an unwillingness or lack of awareness on potential to revamp archaic processes. I know this from talking to a number of developers over the last several years. Ladies and gentlemen we’re on the cusp of dramatic process improvement, the likes of which… Read more: A Customs Entry – 1790 Philadelphia – Is It Any Different from Today’s Transactional Process? - Open Source Standards Enable Digitization with Security and Interoperability in Trade
One estimate shows that global container shipping generates 28.5 billion paper documents a year. Yearly, paper bills of lading cost an estimated $11 billion and still only 1.2% of bills of lading were electronic by the end of 2021. Modernizing the trade industry through digitization is just one of the pain points industry stakeholders at… Read more: Open Source Standards Enable Digitization with Security and Interoperability in Trade - CBP Goals & Objectives for Blockchain Technology – (updated 3/17/2021)Blockchain TechnologyBlockchain is a digital ledger that provides a secure, tamperproof and permanent record of transactions. CBP believes this technology has the potential to become a major component in the supply chain for the movement of goods and facilitation of entry into the United States. As projects are developed to assess the application of blockchain… Read more: CBP Goals & Objectives for Blockchain Technology – (updated 3/17/2021)
- CBP Making Significant Strides Towards ModernizationOn today’s COAC call (3/17/2021) CBP highlighted two significant initiatives: Legislative Reform Formally announced formation of a joint industry group – to be called the 21st Century Task Force. The effort now being launched is to refine the ‘legislative package’ to address all the modernization barriers and eliminate outdated requirements to provide sufficient flexibility… Read more: CBP Making Significant Strides Towards Modernization
Milestones
- CBP / University of Houston Review of Block Chain Assessment Report – CBP hosted webinar February 19, 2021. See slides BTI_IMCBriefing_18Feb2021 presented by University of Houston researchers at their BTI Institute. Their goal was to address the potential of emerging technologies such as distributed ledger and artificial intelligence to meet e-commerce challenges that CBP and global e-commerce stakeholders are facing. CBP informs they will be posting this information to CBP.gov in the near future so the report and information is public. It has not been classified as pre-decisional so it can be further shared amongst the Trade community. Enjoy the materials, and stay tuned for upcoming webinars and opportunities to explore DLT for Trade.
- 21st Century Customs Framework, A Transformative Approach for the Future of Trade
- Snapshot: Blockchain Technology Explored for Homeland Security DHS exploration of blockchain technology dates back to 2017 – where the explored what it is, whether it’s relevant to homeland security, how it began, and capabilities.
- DHS Awards $86K for Cross-Border Gas Import Tracking Using Blockchain Technology The natural gas industry, with its large number of stakeholders and complex supply chain interactions, represents a great opportunity for end-to-end digitization with potential for significant cost savings and business opportunities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $86,100 to Mavennet Systems, Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, to extend its Neoflow platform to digitally trace natural gas supply chains between Canada and the U.S. The Phase 1 award was made under S&T’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) re-release of its Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses solicitation, which sought standards-based blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions to fulfill additional needs across DHS missions.