Chosen by the G20. Proven in 150+ countries.
One of the six categories in the G20 MSME Digital Innovation Challenge was about trust itself: Secured Digital Infrastructure. authentic.network won it – with a code on the product that exposes every copy, checked with any phone.
Counterfeiting is not a packaging problem. It is a trust problem.
That is why the G20 put it under digital infrastructure. The challenge was hosted by South Africa – in a region where falsified medicines alone cost more than 100,000 lives a year (CFAO & OPALS Foundation, 2025, reported by Capital FM).
What the G20 recognised.
Not a lab prototype. A technology that already runs on products in the market – and works where other systems stop.
Our Patented Crypto-Optical Technology hides a pattern in the code that does not survive copying. A reprint looks identical to the eye – and fails at the first scan.
Any smartphone, about a second. The first check needs no app and no reader. With the authentic app it also works offline – where networks are weak and fakes are common.
The same mark carries a serial number, shows where every scan happens and is ready for the EU Digital Product Passport. One supplier instead of three.
Not a pilot. In the market.
countries where products are checked
LIQUI MOLY products protected every year
per check, on any phone
Trusted by LIQUI MOLY, BOSCH, STIHL and Chillington – and by public institutions such as the German Federal Government and the Government of Kenya.
The award at a glance.
- Programme
- G20 MSME Digital Innovation Challenge 2025
- Category
- Secured Digital Infrastructure
- Host
- Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Republic of South Africa – part of the G20 Digital Innovation Alliance under South Africa’s G20 Presidency
- Presented in
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Other categories
- Fintech · Digital Platforms & AI Tools · Circular Economy · Connectivity · Innovation for Development
Put the award-winning check on your product.
Order the Sample Kit: one genuine code, one perfect reprint. Scan both with your own phone – and see what the G20 saw.
Real impact.
About the G20 award.
What is the G20 MSME Digital Innovation Challenge?
A competition for small and medium-sized technology companies, hosted by South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies as part of the G20 Digital Innovation Alliance during South Africa’s 2025 G20 Presidency. Winners were chosen in six categories.
Which category did authentic.network win?
Secured Digital Infrastructure – the category for technology that makes digital systems and the data in them trustworthy. authentic.network’s contribution: a link between a physical product and its digital record that a copy cannot fake.
What does the award mean for customers?
It is an independent, international assessment of the technology you would put on your products. The same Patented Crypto-Optical Technology already protects products for LIQUI MOLY, BOSCH, STIHL and Chillington.
How can I see the technology for myself?
Order a Sample Kit with real marks and check them with your own phone – the first check needs no app. Or talk to our team about your products and markets.