Dignari Grand Prize Winner in Department of Homeland Security Challenge

DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Trusted User Interface for Digital Wallets Challenge

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dignari, LLC was announced the grand prize winner in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Trusted User Interface for Digital Wallets Challenge.

“Dignari is extremely grateful for this recognition of our Human-Centered Design and Emerging Technology capabilities and we remain dedicated to advancement towards more widespread, secure, and trustworthy digital identity user experience,” said Gena Alexa, Dignari President and CEO.

In September 2020, DHS S&T launched the Challenge to call “…on innovators to design an easy-to-use and trustworthy UI that improves the overall user experience (UX) and management of digital wallet-based credentials.” The Challenge was divided into two distinct stages of competition.

“Digital identity, such as digital wallets, continues to gain momentum in industry and is experiencing significant advancement toward wider adoption. As a result, quality design and well-defined use case demonstrations allow stakeholders to see the value in the technology, the utility of the apps, and the potential for more secure and trustworthy transactions between individuals and organizations,” said Jeff Stephens, Dignari Chief Technology Officer.

Stage 1 solicited concepts and ideas from the public and requested a video submission addressing a particular use case. The video was to provide an overview of the design approach as well as a demonstration of how a person would use the digital wallet app to apply for a job. Three finalists were selected from Stage 1 to move on to Stage 2. In Stage 2, the finalists built on their Stage 1 concepts, engaged further with the community, and delivered a final design system for judging.

Dignari responded to the challenge by combining solution architects from their Emerging Technology team and designers from their Human-Centered Design team. The team dove into the digital wallet community and actively engaged with those leaning forward into the development of industry standards, best practices, and commercial applications.

To learn more about the competition, please visit Dignari’s DHS Challenge landing page. This website is built to serve as the central location for all of Dignari’s work products, to include links to participation in industry groups, Phase 1 and Phase 2 video submissions, links to code repositories, background information on design principles, and a list of changes made along the way.

Contact Dignari to learn more about their Human-Centered Design or Emerging Technology services.

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