What ID2020 does

ID2020 is a nonprofit alliance founded in 2016 (per company history data; firmographics indicate 2014) and headquartered in New York, United States, that develops standards and specifications for ethical, privacy-protecting digital identity systems. Its core outputs are technical specifications rather than software products: the ID2020 Technical Requirements and ID2020 Approval Profile define requirements and approval criteria for ethical digital ID systems, while the ID2020 Alliance Manifesto codifies its foundational principles. In 2021, ID2020 launched the Good Health Pass Collaborative, a cross-sector initiative that assembled more than 125 companies and organizations from the technology, health, and travel sectors to develop principles and standards for digital health passes during the COVID-19 pandemic; this effort produced the Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint, authored by 120 experts.

The organization's go-to-market is standards adoption and coalition-building rather than commercial sales. Its primary constituents are government agencies implementing digital ID and digital public infrastructure, technology companies building digital identity solutions, and organizations in the healthcare and travel sectors requiring interoperable digital credentials. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with a nonprofit standards-body model where revenue derives from grants and programmatic funding rather than product sales. The organization is small (1-10 employees) and operates with John Edge as Chairman and co-founder.

In August 2023, ID2020 announced a merger into the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), a nonprofit foundation. DIAL now houses ID2020's knowledge, products, and expertise in digital ID and integrates ethical digital ID considerations into DIAL's broader mandate of promoting inclusive and trusted digital public infrastructure and data governance. As such, ID2020 no longer operates as an independent entity.

Name

ID2020

Legal name

ID2020 (operating under Digital Impact Alliance since August 2023)

Website

https://id2020.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ID2020 is a nonprofit alliance that develops technical specifications and standards for ethical, privacy-protecting digital identity systems, serving governments, technology companies, and health and travel sector organizations; it merged into the Digital Impact Alliance in August 2023.

Ownership category

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Product category

Digital Identity Standards

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Identity Verification & Proofing (IDV, KYC, Biometrics) (HDADAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Identity & Access Management (IAM) for Healthcare (HLACAJAA)

Keywords

• Digital identity standards
• Ethical ID systems
• Digital public infrastructure
• Health credential interoperability
• Privacy protecting credentials

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

ID2020 is a nonprofit alliance that develops and publishes technical specifications, approval profiles, and interoperability blueprints for ethical, privacy-protecting digital identity systems. Its work focuses on standards for digital ID, digital public infrastructure, and digital health credentials, delivered through cross-sector convening initiatives such as the Good Health Pass Collaborative.

Product overview

ID2020 is a coalition that promotes ethical, privacy-protecting approaches to digital ID. Rather than a unified software product, ID2020 operates as a standards-setting body that has produced technical specifications including the ID2020 Technical Requirements (specification for ethical digital identity systems), the ID2020 Approval Profile (approval criteria), and the Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint (interoperability specifications for health credentials). The coalition launched the Good Health Pass Collaborative in 2021, a cross-sector initiative involving 125+ organizations to develop standards for digital health passes. In August 2023, ID2020 merged with the Digital Impact Alliance, which now houses ID2020's knowledge, products, and expertise in digital ID.

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Brands

• Good Health Pass Collaborative: A cross-sector initiative launched in 2021 to develop principles and standards for digital health passes aimed at restoring international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing together more than 125 companies and organizations.

Products and services

• ID2020 Technical Requirements A technical specification document defining requirements for the creation of ethical digital identity systems, outlining core principles and technical criteria for privacy-protecting digital ID implementation. It is aimed at governments, technology providers, and other organizations building digital ID infrastructure.
• ID2020 Approval Profile Additional specifications complementing the ID2020 Technical Requirements, providing approval criteria for ethical digital identity systems. It is intended for organizations that need a defined benchmark to assess or certify digital ID implementations.
• Good Health Pass Interoperability Blueprint Proposed interoperability specifications for COVID-19 status credentials, developed by 120 experts across multiple interoperability dimensions to enable cross-border verification of health passes. It targets technology, health, and travel sector organizations needing consistent digital health credential standards.
• ID2020 Alliance Manifesto The foundational principles guiding the work of ID2020, establishing the ethical framework for privacy-protecting digital identity systems. It serves as the guiding reference for the alliance's standards and advocacy work.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Digital Impact AllianceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023In August 2023, ID2020 and the Digital Impact Alliance announced plans to unite in the push for digital transformation efforts to serve the best interests and wellbeing of people and society. The Digital Impact Alliance now houses ID2020's unique knowledge, products, and expertise in digital ID, and will integrate the importance of ethical digital ID in the continued promotion of inclusive and trusted digital public infrastructure and data governance.
• Good Health Pass Collaborative Partners (125+ companies and organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Cross-sector initiative launched in 2021 to develop principles and standards for digital health passes aimed at restoring international travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brought together more than 125 companies and organizations from the technology, health, and travel sectors.

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Direct peers

• Decentralized Identity Foundation: Industry-led consortium developing open standards and specifications for decentralized digital identity. Closest functional peer to ID2020 — both operate as multi-stakeholder bodies producing technical specifications and interoperability blueprints for digital ID.
• Sovrin Foundation: Nonprofit stewarding the Sovrin Network, a global public utility for self-sovereign identity. Comparable to ID2020 as a nonprofit, governance-focused identity body producing specifications and frameworks for ethical digital ID.
• Trust over IP Foundation (Linux Foundation): Linux Foundation project defining a full-stack architecture for trusted digital identity, combining cryptographic and governance stacks. Directly comparable as a multi-stakeholder standards-setting initiative for digital identity infrastructure.
• Kantara Initiative: Nonprofit industry consortium developing identity assurance frameworks, specifications, and assessment programs. Comparable as a nonprofit, multi-stakeholder body producing ethical-identity specifications and certification criteria.
• Open Identity Exchange (OIX): Nonprofit trade association focused on advancing digital identity trust frameworks and adoption. Comparable to ID2020 as a nonprofit alliance promoting interoperable, trusted digital identity.
• FIDO Alliance: Open industry association developing technical specifications for passwordless authentication and identity verification. Comparable to ID2020 as a multi-vendor alliance producing widely adopted open identity/authentication specifications.

Broad incumbents

• W3C Credentials Community Group: W3C-hosted community developing Verifiable Credentials standards and related identity specifications. Comparable as a standards-setting venue producing foundational specs for digital credentials, but operating within a much broader standards umbrella than ID2020.

Emerging players

• MyData Global: Nonprofit advocating for human-centric personal data management and ethical data governance. Comparable as a nonprofit coalition working on the privacy/ethics dimensions of digital identity, though with a broader personal-data focus.
• World Economic Forum — Known Traveller Digital Identity: WEF initiative developing interoperable digital identity for cross-border travel, similar in cross-sector convening and ethical-ID framing. Comparable as an adjacent coalition promoting standards-based ethical digital identity use cases.

Others

• ID2020 Alliance (legacy) / Digital Impact Alliance: The Digital Impact Alliance now houses ID2020's digital ID knowledge and products, operating broader digital public infrastructure programs. Comparable as the continuing institutional vehicle for ID2020's mission under its successor structure.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/identity2020
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/identity2020

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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