In the eleventh episode of Voices of the Data Economy, we had a conversation with Irene Adamski, General Secretary, German Blockchain Association, Bundesblock. Irene is responsible for Partnership Development & Regulatory Affairs at JOLOCOM, a Berlin-based company that focuses on developing Self-Sovereign Identity solutions. During this discussion, she explains the relationship between digital identities and self-sovereign identity, how it can help citizens across the globe, and the role of big tech in creating digital identity solutions. Here are edited excerpts from the podcast.

Voices of Data Economy is supported by Ocean Protocol Foundation. Ocean is kickstarting a Data Economy by breaking down data silos and equalizing access to data for all. This episode was hosted by Diksha Dutta, audio engineering by Aneesh Arora.