Digital Identity Advancement Foundation

DIAF's Erick Domingues and Elizabeth Garber teamed up with Heather Flanagan and IDPro? to at the fall Internet Identity Workshop to discuss tactics for building the identity practitioner talent pipeline and guiding people through it. We had ideas for: ???? students ?? entrepreneurs ?? the identity-curious ?? the identity-adjacent Read them here https://lnkd.in/euWmR8DG ?? Have you got ideas? Please share your comments! ??

?? "Digital Identity is not merely a technical or regulatory field: it’s a far-reaching crossroads that connects fast-evolving technology with social equity and justice." ?? https://lnkd.in/gWZG9pfS Grace Klutke is a 2024 Kim Cameron award winner and legal scholar. In this post, she reflects on her experience at #Authenticate2024 and we look forward to working with her to "bridge the worlds of digital identity, law, and human rights" ?? FIDO Alliance Arynn Crow Ian Glazer Allan Foster Dean H. Saxe, CIDPRO Jeff Steadman OpenID Foundation Women In Identity

We are at the Internet Identity Workshop and can’t wait to talk to you about creative ways to grow the identity practitioner talent pipeline! Stop by “Room” J Session 5!

Arynn Crow, Allan Foster, and I cannot thank Jeff Steadman, Jim McDonald, and the whole extended The Identity at the Center Podcast family for their support of Digital Identity Advancement Foundation and our award winners like Grace Klutke! Congrats again Grace!

?? Did you know ?? ?? 78% of people who took the IDPro? skills survey have been in the #DigitalIdentity industry for more than 5 years ???? ...but a quarter of them don't feel proficient? Last week, Arynn Crow spoke to the crowds at #Authenticate about how DIAF's award programs help us rise to the challenges of building diverse talent in the #DigitalIdentity industry. Learn more about how you can support our programs at https://lnkd.in/eysCt7TW

The The Linux Foundation recently released their 2024 State of Tech Talent report. It discusses how: ?? Companies are increasingly seeking to cross-train and up skill their existing tech workforce. ? This is underpinned by the fast pace-of-change... ?? ... and the risks/costs of onboarding the wrong person. ???? But it's also a tough journey for organizations to cultivate continuous learning environments...?? especially in the context of cost-cutting challenges. At the Digital Identity Advancement Foundation, we believe that our industry can come together to ?? cultivate talent by providing individuals with opportunities to find mentors and learn new skills ?? ?? What else do you think organizations and the Digital Identity industry can do to grow talent from within? Learn more about our awards and opportunities at https://lnkd.in/eysCt7TW

We applaud the Kantara Initiative for getting a pulse on these important issues for our industry.

Every year our #DEIA Sub-Committee surveys our membership and wider community to understand the levels of commitment and investment to #diversity, #inclusion #equity and #accessibility. The third #KantaraInitiative survey is now live and we'd really love to get your views. What is your anticipated investment? What activities do you anticipate will generate the best return? Where are the greatest challenges for your business - and the wider industry? Please take a little time over the weekend to share your thoughts. https://lnkd.in/eXMisJZg

The amazing Arynn Crow will be speaking about how we cultivate new leaders in #DigitalIdentity at FIDO Alliance #Authenticate2024. Please stop in, say hi, and learn about how to support the DIAF mission! Ian Glazer Allan Foster

"Disagreements are sometimes quite intense and colored by relationships that go back decades." But 2024 Kim Cameron awardee @Matthew Spence beautifully articulates how we grapple with those differences and complexities over time, using his time on Capitol Hill as an interesting point of comparison. One of the great joys of DIAF's mission is that our awards enable people with different backgrounds to engage deeply in the future of #DigitalIdentity. We look forward to seeing what visions he and other Kim Cameron awardees, Sophie Bennani-Taylor Raj Patil and Rachelle A. Sellung, paint for the future of our industry. Arynn Crow Ian Glazer Allan Foster https://lnkd.in/e-AJYxUS