December 16, 2020
Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) are rapidly re-shaping how society can benefit from digitalisation. Blockchain is one of the newest innovations of our generation. To put it simply, blockchain is for value sharing, what the internet became for information sharing.
Today, over 30 billion devices are interconnected within IoT (Internet of Things), with that number expecting to double by 2025. But what does this mean for tomorrow’s global socio-economic paradigm, and what opportunities can arise through Blockchain?
The Blockstart SME Training Programme aims to provide the tools to answer such questions and guide the next generation of SMEs through the digital revolution.
The free online training programme has officially started accepting applications and will support SMEs in two phases:
1. The anticipation phase: an initial grant (in-kind) of €7.500 awarded to all our applicants for training support.
2. The solution development phase: the best applicants from phase 1 will be awarded a second grant (in-kind) of €60.000 aimed at developing, piloting and implementing blockchain solutions within the business model of the applicant.
The potential impact of blockchain on the economy is vast, but the main difference lies in how that value is shared and how it can be integrated within IoT. Instead of having a world where data is stored in separate systems, blockchain provides the capacity to store and transfer value within one integrated platform. In other words, the platform increases the availability of data through value sharing, whilst safeguarding its transfer. The trend of secure value sharing will have numerous effects on the economy and within specific industries, with supply chain and logistics, agribusiness and healthcare, all being greatly affected.
Support for this piece from Blockstart partners Aditya Raj (Multitel) and Geoff Taylor (ChainPoint).
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