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WISeKey and Blockchain Research Institute sign an agreement to create interconnected Blockchain centers of excellence around the world The agreement was announced by Don Tapscott and Carlos Moreira at the Geneva Blockchain Congress in Geneva on January 19, 2019 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd ( "WISeKey") (SIX: WIHN), a leading global IT security company, Blockchain and IoT, today announced the signing of a partnership with the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) for the creation of a series of centers of excellence Interconnected blockchains all over the world. In addition to the Blockchain centers of excellence already established by WISeKey in India, Mauritius and Rwanda, the agreement provides for the creation of additional centers, starting from two new centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Geneva, Switzerland.
The spirit of this initiative is to promote the use of blockchain technologies internationally, facilitate rapid adaptation and integration of blockchain-based solutions, promote closer collaboration between the public, private and academic sectors and cooperate to ensure that the latest technological standards are made available in a safe and reliable manner. Blockchain centers of excellence will also be instrumental in prototyping, in co-creation of use cases and in the creation of IP on blockchain technology and platforms. They will also become a channel for engaging companies and governments globally in the work of BRI, as well as a distribution channel for BRI research.
Blockchain centers of excellence will function as a coordinated and interoperable blockchain ecosystem around the world, enabling all partners to fully benefit from learning, experience and shared resources. Each Blockchain center of excellence is expected to develop a specific skill that can be shared among all centers. For example, the Blockchain Center of Excellence in Buenos Aires will lead the development of specific platforms and applications to combat counterfeiting, illicit trade and corruption, while the Blockchain Center of Excellence in Geneva will focus on Fintech, in particular private banking and commodity trading.
Carlos Moreira, CEO and founder of WISeKey, noted: "The creation of Blockchain Centers of Excellence represents an important step to overcome the enormous lack of trust with which we currently live and represents an unprecedented effort to promote closer cooperation between public, private and academic for the adoption of the latest blockchain technology standards in a safe and reliable way. "
Don Tapscott, founder and executive president of the Blockchain Research Institute, noted: "Blockchain represents the second Internet age – from the Internet of information to the Internet of Value. We at the BRI are pleased that the Blockchain Centers of Excellence initiative helps World to access and take advantage of our work ".
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About WISeKey
WISeKey (SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN) is a leading IT security company that is currently implementing large-scale digital identity ecosystems for people and objects that use Blockchain, AI and IoT while respecting human as the hub of the Internet. WISeKey Microprocessors Protects the pervasive computing that shapes the Internet of Everything today. WISeKey IoT has an installation base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually all IoT sectors (connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural sensors, anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers, mobile phones, cryptographic tokens, etc.). WISeKey is uniquely positioned to be on the verge of IoT, as our semiconductors produce a huge amount of Big Data that, when analyzed with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can help industrial applications to predict the failure of their equipment before it happens.
Our technology is trusted by the Root of Trust ("RoT") based on Swiss cryptography of OISTE / WISeKey which provides secure authentication and identification, both in physical and virtual environments, for the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. WISeKey RoT acts as a common trust anchor to ensure the integrity of online transactions between objects and between objects and people. For more information, visit www.wisekey.com and www.wisecoin.com.
About the Blockchain Research Institute
The Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) is a division of The Tapscott Group Inc. It is an independent and global think tank, co-founded by Don and his son Alex Tapscott. The Tapscott are the authors of Blockchain Revolution – the number one global best seller on the blockchain. BRI brings together the best global researchers in the world to undertake revolutionary research on blockchain technology. Funded by an association of international companies and government agencies, the multi-million dollar BRI research program includes over 100 projects exploring the strategic implications of blockchain on business, government and society. From market opportunities to best practices and implementation challenges, BRI is committed to inspiring and preparing leaders in the public and private sectors to be the catalysts of blockchain transformation. https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/
Press contacts and investors
WISeKeyCompany Contact: Blockchain Research Institute Carlos Moreira Contact with the company: Chairman & CEO Don Tapscott Tel: +41 22 594 3000 Founder and Executive Chairman [email protected] [email protected] WISeKey Investor Relations (USA) Contact: BRI Media Contact: Lena Cati Luke Bradley The Equity Group Inc. Communications Director Tel: +1 212 836-9611 Tel: +1 647 228-3686 [email protected] [email protected]
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