[Recept Co., Ltd.] [The only international certification in Japan] proovy supports the issuance of open badges
*Recept Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 6, 2024
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[The only international certification obtained in Japan] proovy supports the issuance of open badges
*Open badges can now be issued and verified using the digital certificate management app “proovy”*
Recept Co., Ltd., a venture company specializing in DID/VC technology (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Nakase)
Masatake) has started handling open badges on the provided app “proovy”.
A digital ID wallet app that has obtained international certification from EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure)*
This is the first time in Japan* to support open badges. *1
About open badges
Open badges are badges that digitally certify learning outcomes, skills, and qualifications, and are a type of online certificate or certification.
In today’s increasingly digitalized world, it is attracting attention as a system that allows certified skills and learning outcomes to be visualized, shared and authenticated flexibly and globally.
Transition to Open Badges 3.0
Regarding open badges, the transition to the new standard “Open Badge 3.0” is progressing.
In addition to traditional badge specifications, Open Badges 3.0 includes *Verifiable Credentials (VC) technology*
has been adopted. This greatly improves the verifiability and reliability of badges. VC technology standardizes the process of issuing, verifying and sharing badges, providing digital proof in a way that is difficult to tamper with.
About proovy support
proovy is a digital certificate management app built based on VC technology. The app is available for free by downloading from each app store.
We have now started providing a function to handle open badges issued according to the Open Badge 3.0 standard. Since we also have a VC issuing infrastructure, we can provide one-stop support from issuance to delivery to user management.
[First 3 companies] About the service release campaign
To commemorate the release of this service, we will be running a campaign where you can get an open badge for 20,000 yen (excluding tax).
Please note that this campaign is only applicable to the first three companies. Regarding inquiries
We accept inquiries regarding the introduction and details of our services from the page for businesses below.
* ◆Inquiry page for businesses*
* Company Profile*
Recept Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: Masaken Nakase
Head office address: 2F-C, Shibuya Dogenzaka Tokyu Building, 1-10-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
URL: https://recept.earth
* ◆proovy product page*
*1: Based on our research