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 "title": "What Is the UN Transparency Protocol (UNTP), and How Does It Work?",
 "description": "What UNTP is, how its product, conformity, traceability and identity credentials work, and why the protocol remains emerging as of September 2026.",
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 "direct_answer": "The UN Transparency Protocol, or UNTP, is a UN/CEFACT-governed interoperability protocol. It is designed to let supply-chain systems publish, discover and verify structured credentials using open web standards. It defines patterns for digital product passports, facility records, traceability events, conformity credentials and identity information, while leaving organisations free to choose their own software and hosting.",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-06",
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 "datePublished": "2026-09-06",
 "dateModified": "2026-09-06",
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  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/versions/",
   "name": "UNTP Documentation Versions, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
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  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/specification/",
   "name": "UNTP Technical Specifications, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/about/",
   "name": "About UNTP, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
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  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/about/Requirements/",
   "name": "UNTP Requirements, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/specification/Architecture/",
   "name": "UNTP Architecture, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/specification/DigitalProductPassport/",
   "name": "UNTP Digital Product Passport specification, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://untp.unece.org/docs/implementations/swi/",
   "name": "UNTP Software Implementer Register, UNECE / UN/CEFACT"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://unece.org/trade/publications/recommendation-ndeg-49-ecetrade493-transparency-scale-fostering-sustainable",
   "name": "Recommendation No. 49: Transparency at Scale, UNECE"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-data-model-2.0/",
   "name": "Verifiable Credentials Data Model v2.0, W3C"
  }
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  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#granularity",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#resolver",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#traceability",
  "https://activatedigital.ai/knowledge/glossary#unique-product-identifier"
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