Day 2 DESCI for Sustainability Conference

Day 2 of the bloxberg Summit 2024, 18 October 2024

 

Meet the scientific blockchain bloxberg and join us for a series of informative workshops exploring practical blockchain applications for good:

[Draft agenda]

 

Certification of Academic Credentials

Certified digital credentials: A review on current approaches based on verified credentials, blockchain and qualified electronic seals

Discussion: What approach should be taken? Who should control academic credentials?

 

Microcredentials

Discussion on microcredentials as a new era of recording of academic and non-academic achievements. What are the implications for universities, professional development and the labour market?

 

Certification of Research Data

Use cases of ceritification of reasearch data based on the bloxberg blockchain

Discussion: Should all research data be certified automatically?

 

NFT for science and for good

Use cases of NFT for science and for good

Discussion on the benefits, risks and the potential of using NFTs for science and sustainability

 

Privacy and Blockchain

Why is privacy a growing concern with blockchains?

A different approach to decentralised certification and verification

Discussion on how to ensure better privacy

 

Blockchain in International Geneva and Geneva Startups

Blockchain use cases in international Geneva and Geneva Startups

Discussion: How can we connect the silos? How can we better connect the academic community, the blockchain community and the international community?