GARG presents blockchain technology
Use cases, opportunities and challenges.
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 19 March 2025
10:00 - 16:00 - Location
- To be confirmed, Frenchay Campus , Further info
- Contact
- Ripley Williamson King Ripley.WilliamsonKing@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
Blockchain technology (BT) is maturing as more dimensions and use cases are constantly being discovered. BT can enable a wide range of decentralised, innovative, interoperable, borderless, and transparent processes.
Its applications are evolving in many industrial sectors and different walks of life from manufacturing to healthcare, education to logistics, supply chain, retail, accounting and finance and business strategy.
Its versatility is impressive but often understated and still emergent. Empowered by blockchain technology, decentralised applications have the potential to broaden financial inclusion, facilitate open access, encourage permissionless innovation, and create new opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators.
Despite its positive applications, emergent use in criminal transactions, fraud and money laundering could potentially undermine its value and cast doubt on its longevity and acceptance. Consequently, many jurisdictions are warming up to the development of robust regulatory apparatus in finding a careful balance between the commendable applications of BT and BT enabled technologies and their egregious deployment by unscrupulous actors.
Researchers are also engaged in cutting-edge investigations along its wide spectrum from ethics to pedagogy, from pure to applied and social sciences. There is quite a lot more to learn and discover about BT.
Programme
This one-day workshop will examine the state-of-the-art decentralised business models, explore the benefits of decentralised applications, and evaluate potential challenges and solutions for developing new blockchain-based applications.
This workshop will have the following four objectives:
- Demonstrating the use cases of blockchain technology across spectrum.
- Exploring the opportunities and challenges of adopting blockchain technology in various operations.
- Examining the employability gap related to blockchain technology.
- Exploring further collaborative project opportunities.
Who should attend
- Industry practitioners
- Entrepreneurs
- Educators and academics
- Students
- Other people who are interested in the topic
Registration and tickets
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
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