CDPI Team
Four government entities design, build, and deploy operational infrastructure with full local ownership
As part of an intensive CDPI Bootcamp, Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MinTIC) successfully built and deployed a live verifiable credentials pilot, designed, built, and made operational in just six days.
Four public entities came together with a shared mission: the Ministry of Agriculture, Migración Colombia, the National Police, and FINAGRO. The CDPI team, working alongside over 40 officials from various Colombian public sectors, completed a full implementation cycle, including data modelling, credential schema design, issuance flows, verification infrastructure, and integration architecture, all with complete technical ownership transferred to Colombia’s teams by week’s end.
What Was Delivered
Three end-to-end use cases documented and operational:
- Cédula Rural Digital (Ministry of Agriculture & FINAGRO) — enabling access to credits and benefits
- Temporary Protection Permit (PPT) (Migración Colombia) — reducing validation time from three days to 30 seconds
- Digital Police Records (National Police) — enabling validation and sharing of records in procurement processes
Full credentials cycle demonstrated across all three use cases — from issuance to verification. Complete technical ownership and operational control secured by Colombian government teams.
Why This Matters
The verifiable credentials approach gives citizens ownership of their data. Government agencies can verify information without accessing raw personal data—embedding sovereignty directly into the technical infrastructure. Most importantly, Colombia’s teams are building this themselves with their own data, in their own institutional context.
