The event comes following criticism from industry, which felt blindsided by government when it launched the wallet without consulting the sector, leading to shock and uncertainty. The government sees private sector providers as taking on two clear roles as part of the digital identity programme. The first is as an orchestration service provider (OSP), providing the technical infrastructure for data flow between the information in the Gov.uk Wallet and the retailer performing an eligibility check, such as age restrictions on buying alcohol. The second is as an identity service provider (IDP) or holder service provider (IDP), which takes information directly from the digital credentials in the wallet, should the user choose to share them, much like identity services can take information from physical documents, according to the blog post.