GDN looks ahead to a need for both increased transparency and portability of data, but also to embed strong security and data protection, and to build interoperability. There is also the challenge to ensure that the data going into the systems are authentic (GDN emphasizes "promoting acceptance, for purposes of recognition"). -- Mike Blakemore of ECORYS, a leading European research and consultancy company

News and Resources from GDN Signatories

• African Qualifications Verification Network's Link to GDN
• Erasmus Without Paper: Newsletter Archive
• NOKUT: Qualifications Passport for Refugees
• The Risk Advisory Group: CV Lies 2016

The UNESCO Connection

• UNESCO's 2030 Digital Vision, and the Contribution of GDN
• Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications

Media Exposure

• The PIE News: Groningen Declaration adds 12 signatories, 27 Jun 2016
• LinkedIn: Potential Solution to Global Credential and Student Visa Fraud?, 6 Jun 2016
• University World News: Credentials fraud now a global threat for universities, 4 Jun 2016
• LinkedIn: Groningen Declaration mentioned as knock out criterion in EU call, 1 Jun 2016
• Scoop: Data sharing protocol will make life easier for grads, 30 May 2016
• PESC: PESC Spring 2016 Data Summit Featuring Groningen Declaration Network, Spring 2016 (pages 13-16)

Recent Conference Attendance and Presentations

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference, The Groningen Declaration: Digitizing Data to Empower Students, Improve Integrity, and Enhance Efficiency, 1 Jun 2016 in Denver, Colorado
• PESC Ed Data Systems Summit, Demystifying the Digital Divide: Student Behavioral Impact on Global Digitization: 5th Anniversary of the Groningen Declaration Network, 13-15 Apr 2016 in Washington, DC

Broader Momentum for GDN Ideals

• National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace: Digital Credentials (podcast)