Use Cases

Phased implementation,
focused on institutional value.

PDW has its first operational pilot with university diplomas and is in active development across five additional fronts. Each use case is built in partnership with real Portuguese institutions and validated against European frameworks.

PDW app showing a University of Minho diploma

In production · 2026

Featured case

University of Minho
launching its first digital diplomas.

PDW's first operational pilot. Capacity for ~12,000 diplomas/year in W3C Verifiable Credential format, signed with a did:ebsi key and recognized across 27 EU Member States without new bilateral agreements.

90 %

Less verification
time

−85 %

Administrative
burden

0 %

Fraud
risk

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1In production

5In development

0Preliminary research

Q3 2026Next expected go-live

Roadmap by use case

The adoption sequence

Each case starts from an institutional pilot and scales up. Click to see the details.

Available
University Diplomas
Issuance and verification of diplomas with selective and instant sharing.
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In Development
Student Identity
Multi-service student credential for academic ecosystems.
Details coming soon
In Development
Professional Micro-credentials
Validation of skills and continuous learning pathways.
Details coming soon
In Development
Decentralized Health
Take control of your medical history. Share your health data securely and privately with doctors and institutions across Europe.
Details coming soon
In Development
Food Traceability
Verify the origin and quality of what you consume. Track the entire agricultural value chain from production to retail through immutable digital proofs.
Details coming soon
In Development
Digital Assets & Real Estate
Frictionless real estate transactions and asset management. Use your PDW to sign contracts in a legally binding and 100% digital way.
Details coming soon

University of Minholaunching its first digital diplomas.

University of Minho
launching its first digital diplomas.