Doug Belshaw<p>Looking forward to presenting (virtually) at the Awards Network event today!</p><p>When I started with <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBadges</span></a> back in 2011, small awarding bodies issuing digital credentials for informal and non-formal was absolutely what I had in mind.</p><p>Given budgets, awareness, and the pace of change in the sector, we&#39;re only just getting there. But exciting times, especially given the power of the <a href="https://social.coop/tags/VerifiableCredentials" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VerifiableCredentials</span></a> data model</p><p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awards-network-annual-event-4-mar-2025-tickets-1232906880669?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eventbrite.co.uk/e/awards-netw</span><span class="invisible">ork-annual-event-4-mar-2025-tickets-1232906880669?aff=oddtdtcreator</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalCredential" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalCredential</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/DigitalBadges" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DigitalBadges</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenRecognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenRecognition</span></a></p>