TINEXTA INFOCERT SPA

Their core work

InfoCert is one of Europe's largest qualified trust service providers, specializing in digital identity, electronic signatures, and certified communication services. Within EU research, they contribute expertise in electronic identity (eID) systems, decentralised identity frameworks, and privacy-preserving data exchange platforms. Their work spans public sector digital transformation — enabling citizens and businesses to interact securely with government services — as well as personal data brokerage and blockchain-based identity management. As part of the Tinexta Group, they bring commercial-grade digital trust infrastructure to research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

InfoCert's early H2020 work (2015–2018) centred on foundational digital trust: secure cloud identity wallets (CREDENTIAL) and cross-border public administration interoperability through the once-only principle (TOOP). From 2019 onward, their focus shifted decisively toward decentralised identity, privacy-preserving cryptography, and blockchain-based identity systems (KRAKEN, IMPULSE), reflecting the broader European push toward self-sovereign identity. Their participation in PRESENT (immersive VR) suggests exploratory interest in applying trust and identity services to emerging digital environments.

InfoCert is moving from centralised trust services toward decentralised, self-sovereign identity frameworks — positioning them well for eIDAS 2.0 and European Digital Identity Wallet initiatives.

How they like to work

InfoCert participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is consistent with a company that brings specific technical capability (digital trust infrastructure) rather than driving the research agenda. With 101 unique partners across 26 countries, they connect broadly rather than deeply — each project brings an almost entirely new set of collaborators. This makes them an accessible partner: they are experienced in large consortia and integrate well without requiring an existing relationship.

InfoCert has collaborated with 101 distinct partners across 26 countries, indicating a wide but non-recurring European network. Their Rome base and Italian corporate identity give them strong Southern European connections, but their project portfolio spans the full EU geography.

What sets them apart

InfoCert brings something rare to research consortia: operational, commercial-grade digital trust infrastructure. While many partners contribute research expertise, InfoCert can validate identity and trust concepts against real-world systems already serving millions of users. Their combination of eID, blockchain, and privacy-preserving technologies makes them a natural fit for any project that needs to move from identity research prototypes to deployable solutions.

Highlights from their portfolio

• KRAKEN
  Their largest funded project (EUR 595K), tackling the commercially significant problem of personal data brokerage with decentralised identity and privacy-preserving cryptography.
• IMPULSE
  Their most recent project (2021–2024), combining blockchain, AI, biometrics, and smart contracts for public sector identity — represents the convergence of all their accumulated expertise.
• CREDENTIAL
  Their earliest H2020 project, establishing their position in secure cloud identity wallets — the foundation for their subsequent identity work.