Building on a blockchain – EDU 03 2018

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6 June 2018 | 11:00-12:30 | EVENT ROOM | remote participation | video streaming
Consolidated programme 2018 overview

Session teaser

Join us for discussion on the most talked-about issue on the Internet. We will try to explain how Blockchain works, what the main characteristics of cryptocurrency mining are, and how smart our future contracts can be. Knowing the basic framework will help you understand the potentials of this novel technology.

Keywords

Blockchain, cryptocurrencies mining, cryptocurrencies, smart contracts

Session description

Link between blockchain powered solutions and the future privacy and safety paradigm change, is becoming stronger and clearer. Not only in data governance, but also in wider governance issues, blockchain can help in control of personal information and other valuable information on the network. Session will start with the main explanation of the blockchain technology, and we will continue with the interactive game of creating one analog blockchain. Game will involve the audience. After this, we will try to bring you a closer look at the idea behind the blockchain powered ‘smart contracts’

Format

Panel, interactive game with audience.

Further reading

People

Focal Point

  • Arvin Kamberi, DiploFoundation

Organising Team (Org Team)

  • Enzo Puliatti
  • Katie Kochladze
  • Jörn Erbguth
  • Debora Cerro Fernandez
  • Walid AL-SAQAF
  • Michael J. Oghia

Key Participants

  • Enzo Puliatti
  • Walid AL-SAQAF
  • TBC

Moderator

  • Arvin Kamberi

Remote Moderator

The Remote Moderator is in charge of facilitating participation via digital channels such as WebEx and social medial (Twitter, facebook). Remote Moderators monitor and moderate the social media channels and the participants via WebEX and forward questions to the session moderator. Please contact the EuroDIG secretariat if you need help to find a Remote Moderator.

Reporter

Reporters will be assigned by the EuroDIG secretariat in cooperation with the Geneva Internet Platform. The Reporter takes notes during the session and formulates 3 (max. 5) bullet points at the end of each session that:

  • are summarised on a slide and presented to the audience at the end of each session
  • relate to the particular session and to European Internet governance policy
  • are forward looking and propose goals and activities that can be initiated after EuroDIG (recommendations)
  • are in (rough) consensus with the audience

Current discussion, conference calls, schedules and minutes

See the discussion tab on the upper left side of this page. Please use this page to publish:

  • dates for virtual meetings or coordination calls
  • short summary of calls or email exchange

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Get involved!

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Messages

A short summary of the session will be provided by the Reporter.

Find an independent report of the session from the Geneva Internet Platform Digital Watch Observatory at https://dig.watch/resources/building-blockchain

Video record

Will be provided here after the event.

Transcript

Will be provided here after the event.