Education

Co-curated with Vastari and Christie’s Education and sponsored by Bidpoc, 2018’s inaugural conference, ‘Exploring Blockchain – Is the art world ready for consensus?’ hosted in London on 17th July which brought together thought leaders and industry experts from across sectors, this one day conference will explore the potential impacts of innovative blockchain technologies on the art world and market.

Blockchain technology will bring a breakthrough to the financial sector, a revolution in logistics and disrupt energy market: such headlines have become commonplace in mass media. But will blockchain use be limited to these sectors? Education and science is one of the markets which is rarely mentioned when speaking about blockchain but which badly needs characteristics of this technology: data unalterability, verifiability and accountability.

If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that there is a great hype around the cryptocurrency market nowadays. It’s not just about stratospheric rises in the value of various coins, but blockchain technology, the framework the cryptocurrencies are built upon. Being a decentralized public ledger, blockchain technology possesses great reliability and transparency, thus providing a great solution for people who deal with a considerable amount of information.

There are numerous barriers preventing people worldwide from accessing necessary education. Parents often cannot afford to send their children to school, or the schools themselves are severely underfunded and lack resources to have a quality education. In some cases, there aren’t even schools at all, so young children are left without necessary instructions to carry them into adulthood.

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Blockchain technology company ARK has announced that Never Stop Marketing, CEO Jeremy Epstein has joined the project in an advisory capacity. Jeremy has over 20 years experience in International marketing and will be helping in the development of ARK’s education of community members in regards to the companies future investment choices.

Virtual Reality (VR) catalyst ImmVRse has embarked on its foray into education, linking up with medical academia from Imperial College London on a study entitled “The Impact of Virtual Reality on Neural Activity”.

Paris-based tech firm BCDiploma has announced a breakthrough solution that proposes to provide learning institutions around the world with a blockchain framework to help verify and validate education and data authenticity.

Education has the power to change lives. Unfortunately, not everyone has equal opportunities for success. The problem falls largely on socioeconomic barriers to receiving academic support.