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On Tuesday (April 27), blockchain research and development firm Input Output Global (IOG) — formerly known as IOHK — announced a partnership with the government of Ethiopia.
Although the full details of this partnership are due to be announced on Thursday (April 29), IOG said in a Twitter thread posted earlier today that it could not wait till then to let the world know that it is partnering with Ethopia’s Ministry of Education to create a Cardano-powered “national ID and attainment recording system.”
Based on Atala PRISM, the ID will allow the creation of secure records of educational performance for3.5k schools, 5M students and 750k teachers, giving all pupils verifiable digital qualifications, increasing social mobility and allowing lesson planning and attainment monitoring
— IOHK Media (@IOHKMedia) April 27, 2021
Cardano’s development company then went on to say:
- “Based on Atala PRISM, the ID will allow the creation of secure records of educational performance for3.5k schools, 5M students and 750k teachers, giving all pupils verifiable digital qualifications, increasing social mobility and allowing lesson planning and attainment monitoring.“
- “This partnership is at the heart of Ethiopia’s Digital Transformation Strategy. IOHK has long recognized how developing world countries could uniquely benefit from blockchain, and this deployment is key in our vision for Africa.“
Curtis Thayer, Head of Sales at Blockchain consultancy firm EMURGO, had this to say:
Congrats on the government of Ethiopia announcement, @InputOutputHK 🤝
— EMURGO (@emurgo_io) April 27, 2021
'Part of the reason why EMURGO is so excited about Africa is because in many ways it's a land of opportunity around technology.' EMURGO Head of Sales, Curtis Thayer | 29th April 16:30 UTC | #CardanoAfrica https://t.co/KKIAQWalwl
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