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No personal results are visible to verifiers without an explicit share action by the credential owner.
About ICER
ICER is multilateral shared infrastructure for trustworthy verification of academic and professional credentials.
Mission
The International Credential & Education Registry (ICER) enables individuals who have completed higher education or accredited professional programmes to present authentic, digital evidence of their achievements to employers, universities, and authorities — without paper copies or lengthy manual verification.
The service design follows proven national models such as Norway's Diploma Registry, operated by Sikt (Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research), which collects results from Norwegian universities and lets owners share them with recipients who can trust the data is valid.
Governance
ICER is governed by a consortium board with representatives from:
- Participating education ministries and quality assurance agencies
- University and college associations per region
- Employer federations and admissions networks
- Independent data protection and security auditors
Technical principles
Issuer as source of truth
Records originate from accredited institution student information systems, not third-party uploads.
Immutable audit trail
Each registration receives a ledger reference for downstream compliance and dispute resolution.
Privacy
ICER processes personal data under GDPR, PIPEDA, PDPA (Singapore), and applicable national laws in MENA partner states. Verification logs retain verifier organisation and timestamp for 90 days. Holders may request erasure when no statutory retention applies.
Data protection enquiries: privacy@icer-registry.org. ICER acts as joint controller with participating issuers for registry data; see our Terms of Service for processor details.
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