Blockchain is currently one of the most disruptive technologies out there. While it is known as the technology behind bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, Blockchain aims to revolutionize not only the financial sector, but many others as well.
In the event "Blockchain, what is it for?", national and international companies presented projects developed with this technology for various industries, such as insurance, logistics, telecommunications, food and finance. In addition, the impact it could have on the public sector was analyzed.
The activity was held at the Sheraton Montevideo Hotel and was organized by the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology (CUTI) with the support of Agesic, Atos, CPA Ferrere and Kona. Carlos Alba, Director of Strategic Planning, represented the agency.
At the opening, Gonzalo Varalla, CEO of PowerLedgers, referred to the origins of Blockchain technology, explained some of its main features and pointed out some of its most important applications. Then, a panel dedicated to analyze the impact of Blockchain in some industries of insurance, telecommunications and logistics, through various national and international examples.
Finally, the panel: "Vision of the public sector and projects in the food, health and finance industry", with the participation of Carlos Alba, Director of Strategic Planning of Agesic; Gabriel Yermán, Head of Department of the Central Bank of Uruguay; Bruno Baccino, Consulting Manager of CPA Ferrere; Mauro Flores, Blockchain CTO for Latin America Deloitte and Gonzalo Boix, leader of Blockchain initiatives for Uruguay and Paraguay at IBM. The moderator of this panel was Pablo Brenner.
Alba explained what Agesic is and the work it carries out and indicated that one of its main tasks is to study the possible application of technological innovations to government assets. In this regard, he commented that in the Agency there are three parallel areas of Blockchain application: technology, for which there is already a platform installed internally; the legal-regulatory, which studies the impact of this disruptive technology in different state processes; and the analysis of different use cases, especially through the areas of Organizational Transformation and Digital Services.
He also mentioned some of the benefits that this technology could bring in the interaction between the State and citizens, such as transparency, security, traceability and democratization in the access to information. Finally, Alba highlighted the need to see the Uruguayan State as an "asset" and a "bridge" for the development of Blockchain in various areas of society.
Source: Agesic
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