DLT4EU will be publicly launched on September 17th!
DLT4EU will host an online public event to officially launch the DLT4EU programme. The session will take place on September 17th from 6pm to 8pm (CET) and will explore how Digital Ledger Technologies (DLT) and Blockchain can contribute to a more transparent, sustainable and inclusive future. The event is supported by Mobile World Capital Barcelona Foundation.
Piret Tõnurist, Innovation Lead at OECD, Indy Johar, Co Founder & Executive Director at Dark Matter Labs and Ludovic Courcelas, Government Strategy Lead at ConsenSys. Leading the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, will participate in a panel discussion about the “Potential roles and pitfalls of DLTs in supporting public and good initiatives across Europe”. Alexandre Pólvora, Policy Analyst – European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EU Policy Lab + CC Foresight), will facilitate the session.
The discussion will focus on the importance of public sector innovation and explore the role of Distributed Ledger Technologies in solving critical, real-world challenges faced by public organisations across Europe.
After that, DLT4EU’s Venture Teams will carry out a Challenges Pitch Session to share all the details about the projects that have joined the six-month accelerator programme, and which are:
Collaborative E-waste management by the City of Sant Boi, addressed by the Spanish initiative Ereuse to promote a circular consumption model for electronic equipment, extending its life cycle and value, and promoting reutilisation.
Track and Trace: Supply Chain Transparency by UNDP & AltFinLab, addressed by the company Convergence.tech to develop an infrastructure for a track-and-trace solution to be piloted with the use case of food, medical supplies or textiles.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Solutions by UNDP & AltFinLab addressed by the Italian foundation Prosume to develop an infrastructure that enables asset trading within communities and/or cooperatives, of utilities - such as off-grid renewable energy markets.
Digital Impact Coins by UNDP & AltFinLab addressed by the university spin-off Acren to enable new types of innovative investment in Community projects.
Citizen-Powered Circular Textiles Sector by the Amsterdam CTO addressed by the Spanish cooperative DisCO.coop to change the way textile waste is collected, treated and re-processed and allowing new uses in the city of Amsterdam.
Data Sovereignty for all Citizens by the City of Helsingborg Municipality addressed by the Irish company AID:Tech to help citizens become the owners of their personal data generated by public administration, using predictive data models to improve public service provision.
Charitable Aid Accountability for Humanitarian Agencies by the Red Cross and Digital Future Society addressed by the British platform Alice.si to help facing barriers with the reporting, verification, and accountability processes, improving transparency and accountability within public service provision and humanitarian development activities.
Shared E-Mobility by The Greater London Authority addressed by the Dutch platform CiSe to use DLT/blockchain to improve the way multiple European cities can provide common digital infrastructure on e-mobility.
Registrations to the DLT4EU launch event can be made through this link:
We're really looking forward to (virtually) see you all!
