IOTA 2 Project by the European Defence Agency

• In the latest project (IOTA 2) managed by the European Defence Agency (EDA), the full use of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) in the transformation of military operations has been assessed with 74 data attributes reported indefinitely.
• According to IOTA co-founder Dominik Schiener, this project has no involvement with the IOTA Foundation; however, it appears interesting.

In a recent update, we discussed the introduction of a Digital Product Passport by the IOTA Foundation as part of its work for the European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement funded by the European Commission. According to that report, two pre-commercial applications for DPPs were developed, each focusing on different circular economy scenarios while using blockchain technology for data traceability and auditability.

Fast-forward, this groundbreaking initiative took centre stage at the recent Incubation Forum for Circular Economy in European Defence (IF CEED), which was managed by the European Defence Agency (EDA). As disclosed by the EDA in a blog post, a project dubbed “IOTA 2” has successfully been executed to define the “requirements for a defence Digital Product Passport (DPP) for body armour.”

According to the report shared by co-founder Dominik Schiener, the implementation of the DPP concept in the military is meant to transform operations by ensuring that traceability, product authenticity, and stock management are significantly improved.

What is DPP?

The Digital Product Passport was designed to enhance supply chain transparency.

According to EDA, the project successfully defined the needed contents for body armour vests. Based on the results, 74 data attributes were reported indefinitely. Fascinatingly, this included information on roles in the supply chain, classification, level of reporting, and compatibility with existing standards.

Additionally, the options for the identification of the body armour vest were analyzed through the evaluation of the relevant different standards for item unique identification and the performance of initial tests of marking technologies. Most importantly, the results produced a recommendation on the IT architecture that is meant to be used to manage the data. Also, this will be done depending on the needs of the Ministries of Defence and defence companies.

Amidst the backdrop of this initiative, IOTA is reported to have also introduced a secure Know-Your-Customer solution for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications. As mentioned in our previous report, this is to enable the authentication of user identities without disclosing personal information.

Also, IOTA has introduced a prototype solution to leverage distributed ledger technology to solve issues related to transparency and payment, according to our recent coverage.