







Parchment Digital Badges allows users to issue and manage a standardized type of digital badges called Open Badges. A digital badge is a visual symbol of accomplishment. It can be awarded for any definable achievement and earned in many learning environments, games or the workplace. An Open Badge is a specialized type of…
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Open Recognition is for Everybody! A place for people interested in Open Badges and Verifiable Credentials to come together in a Community of Practice.
Parchment Digital Badges
A global platform for issuing skills-aligned digital badges and creating stackable learning pathways that support recognition across learning ecosystems.
Open Badge Passport
Open Badge Passport is a free, easy to use service, where you can receive and store your Open Badges safely and share them with whomever you like and wherever you like.
Open Badges 3.0: Complete guide to digital credentials | POK
Discover what Open Badges 3.0 are, the global standard for verifiable digital credentials. Learn how they work and how POK uses them to certify skills and competencies.

What Are Open Badges 3.0? A Simple Guide | Certifier
Learn what Open Badges 3.0 is, how it works, what’s new in this version and how Certifier helps you issue standard-compliant credentials.

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Open Social Awards | New_ Public
The awards aim to recognize and celebrate the breakthrough products of developers building on the Open Web.


The Politics of Open Infrastructures: Power, Governance, and Justice in Digital Knowledge Practices
This volume examines how openness is designed, governed, contested and lived in contemporary digital knowledge infrastructures. From open source software and internet standards, to citizen science platforms, public sector data systems and alternative computing practices, the book shows that infrastructures are never neutral technical backbones.


The Open Organization Definition
Openness is becoming increasingly central to the ways groups and teams of all sizes are working together to achieve shared goals. And today, the most forward-thinking organizations—whatever their missions—are embracing openness as a necessary orientation toward success. They've seen that openness can lead to:
ClearBoard: a seamless medium for shared drawing and conversation with eye contact
As part of the Digital Library's transition to Open Access, new features for researchers are available in the Premium Edition. Click here to learn more.

BADGE SUMMIT 2026
The Badge Summit convenes and connects change makers around Digital Badge Credentials. We are passionate about micro-credentials and making the world a more accessible and equitable place.

The open authorial principle: supporting networks of authors in creating externalisable designs
As part of the Digital Library's transition to Open Access, new features for researchers are available in the Premium Edition. Click here to learn more.
