Provenance, Digital Product Passports and geographical indications create complementary layers of trust: evidence, product information and protected relationships with place. Their interfaces form a strong research opportunity.
Provenance is the evidence story
Provenance identifies who made a product, where and how it was produced, which materials and processes were used, and which claims can be verified. In craft and cultural production, attribution, community authority, cultural protocols and living histories also shape the evidence.
A DPP is product-information infrastructure
CIRPASS prepared foundations for Digital Product Passports and CIRPASS‑2 is testing functioning passports in textiles and other value chains through the Digital Europe Programme. This infrastructure supports strategically relevant Horizon research questions.
AUSTRALIAN CAPABILITY
Creative Women’s Association connects maker evidence to DPP readiness.
CWA’s Southern Cross System captures maker identity, geographic origin, production method, material or fibre content and chain-of-custody information. The work creates a practical Australian provenance layer designed to support Digital Product Passport readiness and future platform connections.
Explore CWA’s EU GI + Digital Product Passport work ↗A DPP carries evidence. Cultural authority, consent, standards and governance make that evidence trustworthy.
GIs protect a relationship with place
GI SMART is a Horizon Europe Cluster 6 project studying agri-food GIs, sustainability and territorial development. Its research methods offer a valuable starting point for distinct work on craft and industrial GIs.
The research opportunity is at the interface
For Australian craft, fashion and regional production, strong questions include: how cultural and provenance information is governed; what data small producers can provide; how traceability supports circularity; how place-based value is represented; and how digital systems carry consent and context.