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The Recommendations on Automatic Mutual Recognition invites parties to "… explore, in cooperation with Member States, the potential of new technologies, such as blockchain technology, to facilitate automatic mutual recognition …" Preseners showcase the use of blockchain technology and its application to the different stages of recognition and from different perspectives, such as the issuing of a qualification by a higher education institution and the issuing of statements of comparability by credential evaluation organisations. Diplome is the first application of blockchain technology to recognition and is the use case presented. In addition recent developments are discussed concerning the integration of different platforms to ease and fasten the recognition procedures, such as the example of the integration of the DiploMe platform, with other database and platforms. Presenters tackle the topic of data protection and General Data regulation protection as well as how new technologies can enhance the protection of personal data.