The FIDERN Identity Federation has been launched to facilitate and simplify the introduction of shared services across Research and Education Networks (RENs). Using FIDERN's technology, the scope of a digital identity issued by one member institute is extended to be valid across the whole network. To find out more, read here https://fidern.ac.zm/.
This Federated Identity service is further extended through the eduGAIN inter-federation service, which is made up of over 80 participant federations connecting more than 8,000 Identity and Service Providers.