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?