Government Interoperability Initiative

Executive Summary

A national government needed a secure, consistent, and privacy-preserving trust fabric across ministries to enable sovereign identity, standardized eligibility, zero-PII interoperability, and explainable AI for public services—all compliant with GDPR, national laws, and the EU AI Act.

Zekret deployed Zekret-issued credentials, privacy-preserving eligibility evaluation, cross-agency policy consistency, deterministic enforcement, explainable AI for benefits, and no cross-agency data sharing—forming a national digital trust foundation.

The Challenge

• Incompatible identity systems: repeated checks and inconsistent outcomes across ministries.
• Inter-agency collaboration blocked by privacy laws: PII sharing (income, residency, documents) was prohibited.
• Divergent eligibility rules: citizens received conflicting decisions between agencies.
• AI restricted by governance: explainability, traceability, and drift monitoring were mandatory.
• Legacy infrastructure: difficult to integrate modern verification and AI workflows.

Why Zekret Was Selected

• ✔ Zero-PII identity and eligibility verification
• ✔ Deterministic rule enforcement across ministries
• ✔ Sovereign on-prem AI with explainability
• ✔ No data sharing between agencies
• ✔ GDPR-aligned, privacy-by-design architecture
• ✔ Cross-agency interoperability without central databases
• ✔ Rapid integration via the Integration Gateway

Implementation Overview

1. Sovereign Identity Credential Issuance: age, residency, document validity, sanctions status, benefit/program eligibility, licensing/authorization—all without storing raw personal data.
2. Inter-Agency Policy Packs: common eligibility rules, shared benefit criteria, residency-based entitlements, licensing requirements, sanctions rules—versioned for all ministries.
3. Unified Compliance-State Evaluation: non-PII eligibility indicators, jurisdictional verification, sanctions clearance for sensitive services.
4. Federated AI for Targeted Services: explainable case prioritization, eligibility insights, anomaly detection, benefit optimization—inside government infrastructure.
5. Deterministic Enforcement Across Ministries: benefit eligibility, permit issuance, service access, cross-agency workflows, assistance programs—uniform decisions everywhere.
6. Zero-PII Interoperability: agencies exchange compliance-state objects (resident, over 18, income threshold met, not sanctioned, benefit criteria satisfied) without learning personal details.

Architecture Used

• Identity Layer: sovereign Zekret credentials used across ministries.
• Compliance Intelligence Layer: non-PII eligibility and sanctions-state evaluations.
• Policy Engine: shared library of government-approved eligibility rules.
• AI Governance Layer: explainable on-prem AI for public services.
• Enforcement Layer: deterministic enforcement for all public decisions.
• Deployment Model: on-prem environment with optional air-gapped clusters.

Outcomes & Impact

• ↳ Unified eligibility evaluation across government
• ↳ 90% reduction in repeated verification
• ↳ Zero cross-agency PII sharing
• ↳ Increased administrative efficiency via real-time checks
• ↳ Explainable AI supporting case workers
• ↳ Strong GDPR and EU AI Act alignment
• ↳ Faster rollout of new public programs

Metrics (Anonymized)