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The SDG Sandbox creates a space for the review of data models produced by WP4 - Data semantics, formats and quality - in the context of the preparatory work for the Single Digital Gateway Regulation.
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Education Evidences: mandatory familyName and givenName not always possible for students from outside Europe #134

Closed XHochschuleDE closed 3 years ago

XHochschuleDE commented 3 years ago

Some Countries (e.g. Brasilia or India) do not have always both familyName and givenName for a Person. What is the rule for the values to be provided in the currently mandatory fields? Can the cardinality be set to optional or should we agree on a common character ("-"?) to express the non-existance?

The W3C states regarding this aspect: Similarly, don't require that people supply a family name. In cultures such as parts of Southern India, Malaysia and Indonesia, a large number of people have names that consist of a given name only, with no patronym. If you require family names, you may create significant problems in these cultures, as users enter garbage data like "." or "Mr." in the family name field just to escape the form.

This issue was found within the XHEIE German SDG data model "call for comments" amongst others by Technical University Munich, FSU Jena, and Tieraerztliche Hochschule Hannove on all education evidences

cbahim commented 3 years ago

Thanks @XHochschuleDE for your comment.

We followed the rules stated by eIDAS.

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cbahim commented 3 years ago

Further information, as for our stance, can be found in the following report https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/x/twLvEg