FC Barcelona launches its first NFT collection in collaboration with Plastiks

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En un partit de futbol es produeixen més de 8.000 quilograms de residus plàstics i amb aquesta primera col·lecció, el Club i Plastiks contribuiran a reduir la contaminació per plàstics en una quantitat equivalent als residus de 4 partits de futbol.

Els residus plàstics es troben a tot arreu, es troben a les trinxeres oceàniques més profundes i als cims de les muntanyes més altes. Vuit milions de tones s’aboquen a l’oceà cada any, posant de manifest la necessitat de millorar l’economia del plàstic i buscar iniciatives per promoure una societat més responsable amb els residus i l’impacte que tenen aquests en la preservació del medi ambient. En aquesta línia, el FC Barcelona i Plastiks s’han unit en una aliança que permetrà la recuperació d’almenys 1.000.000 de quilograms de plàstic, que corresponen a 35.000.000 d’ampolles de plàstic d’un litre, i això evitarà també l’ús de 800.000 litres de petroli per produir aquestes ampolles.

El FC Barcelona és un dels equips més seguits, i té una de les comunitats més grans del món a les xarxes socials entre els equips esportius. Amb més de 400 milions de seguidors i seguidores en tots els perfils, l’entitat és líder en interaccions entre els clubs de futbol a escala mundial. Per aquest motiu el Club vol potenciar la seva comunitat amb solucions de sostenibilitat a partir de Web 3.0, amb l’objectiu d’ajudar a reduir els residus al medi ambient combinant la visió NFT del Barça amb un impacte ambiental positiu.

Amb aquest propòsit, el FC Barcelona i Plastiks presenten una exclusiva col·lecció de NFTs en format de targetes digitals. Unleash Your Passion compta amb un total de 3.000 peces d’art digital col·leccionable de temàtica animal, cadascuna de les quals contribueix a eliminar l’equivalent a 35.000.000 d’ampolles de plàstic del nostre planeta.

8.000 quilograms de residus plàstics per partit

 En un partit de futbol es produeixen més de 8.000 quilograms de residus plàstics. Amb aquesta primera col·lecció, el Club i Plastiks estan contribuint a reduir la contaminació per plàstics en una quantitat equivalent als residus de 4 partits de futbol. En aquest sentit, la sostenibilitat és un dels tres pilars del Pla Estratègic 2021-2026, entesa des de diferents àmbits: l’econòmic i de governança, l’esportiu, el social i l’ambiental. D’acord amb aquest plantejament, el Club treballa per promoure un desenvolupament sostenible en tots els seus àmbits d’actuació i així assolir algunes de les principals certificacions de referència en matèria de sostenibilitat.

En aquest sentit, i seguint aquesta mateixa filosofia, el nostre planeta es troba en un període de canvi climàtic provocat per algunes de les activitats humanes i des del Club es volen promoure iniciatives que tinguin un impacte positiu al medi ambient. És el cas de la col·laboració amb Plastiks i el llançament de l’exclusiva col·lecció Unleash Your Passion.

Avantatges únics associats als NFTs

 El propietari o propietària de cadascun dels NFT podrà gaudir d’una sèrie d’avantatges pensats per oferir la millor de les experiències i connectats també amb el món del FC Barcelona. A més del privilegi de ser l’únic posseïdor de la peça d’art digital, dissenyada en exclusiva mitjançant la col·laboració entre el FC Barcelona i Plastiks, l’adquisició d’un dels NFT és també una declaració de suport a iniciatives en favor de la cura del medi ambient. A més, també tindran accés a avantatges i recompenses per a fans i col·leccionistes, inclòs contingut d’edició limitada, així com entrar un el sorteig d’una de les 10 samarretes signades per alguns dels jugadors del primer equip masculí del FC Barcelona.

Com adquirir la col·lecció

 Les targetes digitals de temàtica animal de la col·lecció Unleash Your Passion ja estan disponibles amb un preu de 30$ cadascuna, a través del marketplace de Plastiks especialista en articles digitals sobre sostenibilitat.

Declaracions del director de l’Àrea de Sostenibilitat del Club, Jordi Portabella:

 “La sostenibilitat és un dels tres pilars del Pla Estratègic 2021-26 del FC Barcelona. Una aliança amb Plastiks ens ajuda a complir els nostres objectius de les Nacions Unides i la Comissió Europea per als anys 2030 i 2050, especialment en l’àmbit dels residus. A més, la posada en marxa d’aquest projecte també significa un missatge a favor de la conscienciació de tots els culers d’arreu del món que volen contribuir a crear una societat més sostenible i ajudar a recuperar el medi ambient”.

Declaracions del CEO i Co-Founder de Plastiks, André Vanyi-Robin:

“Els NFT són una manera fantàstica de representar les iniciatives de recuperació de residus i el seu impacte positiu online, alhora que proporcionen una font d’informació verificable sobre què s’ha recuperat i on ha anat. La plataforma Plastiks augmenta la transparència en el seguiment de la recuperació de plàstics i, per tant, és un soci potent per a qualsevol organització líder que tingui una gran comunitat que vulgui ajudar a recuperar plàstics del medi ambient per a la seva comunitat i marcar la diferència “.

 

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The digital voting sector calls for more political willingness to digitize elections

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The digital voting sector calls for an institutional commitment to create a digital identity for Spanish citizens that allows the digitization of electoral processes and voting.

The digital voting sector has grown exponentially over the past decade. There are more and more initiatives of this nature, with a widespread consensus that it is possible to digitize a general election. On the eve of the municipal and regional elections this Sunday, May 28, the digital voting sector is calling for more political will to be able to move forward legislatively towards the implementation of a digitized electoral model.

Digital voting technology already exists, and according to industry experts the technological infrastructure is ready to organize and develop this type of mass electronic voting. At the same time, the experts warn that it is also essential that a work of dissemination and approximation of these technologies is developed in order to bring these voting tools closer to the public with different types of consultations and processes.

Until today, vote simulations have been organized in which private entities and the public administration have participated, with censuses of hundreds of thousands of voters and with a high participation rate.

The sector has evolved favorably and the initiatives are increasingly consistent. However, the Spanish legislative framework is not yet ready to evolve and adapt to digital democracy, as Rafael Rubio, PhD in Constitutional Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, explains:

"The Spanish legal framework does not allow the digitization of general elections. To implement this model in the Spanish legal framework, a total and absolute reform would be necessary. The electronic vote provides great added value in voting abroad, but in the last legal reform it was decided that the system should continue to be on paper".

In Spain there are initiatives such as Vocdoni, a project that was born in 2018 by a group of entrepreneurs and experts in cryptography and decentralized technologies, who have managed to develop an advanced digital voting protocol through the use of blockchain technology.

Vocdoni has organized projects such as '14Fruites', a digital pilot test in survey format, in parallel with the elections in the Parliament of Catalonia on 14-F. That action became the first test of digital voting carried out entirely with decentralized technologies in Spain.

Organizing elections in Spain would bring multiple benefits for the voter and for the State, according to Vocdoni's Growth Manager, Ferran Pallàs: "Digitalizing an election would be interesting for the State, because it would reduce multiple costs. It means convenience for the citizen, being able to vote even from abroad and with an instant count thanks to the use of a single virtual ballot box".

In 2022, Vocdoni developed the first completely digital voting with blockchain technology organized by a public body in Spain, in a consultation organized by the City Council of Bellpuig, Lleida.

Spain, at the antipodes of countries like Estonia or Switzerland

The organization of the last general elections in Spain involved an approximate cost of 136 million euros according to the Ministry of the Interior. However, the development of 100% digital elections would allow the State to save considerable resources.

Proof of this is that a conventional vote has a cost of 3,5 euros per voter, while an electronic vote would have a cost of five cents per vote, as well as the saving of paper and other logistical resources (ballot boxes, tables, listings, censuses, security, etc.).

According to Marta Sancho, Project Manager of Vocdoni, The sector is ready to deal with digital elections, but there is still a lack of political willingness to match the Spanish model to countries like Estonia, where in 2023 it has been achieved for the first time that more citizens vote online than physically:

"It would be interesting if the State implemented certain policies to begin paving the way towards digital voting, to test and educate the population in this type of voting. The case of Estonia can serve as a reference for us, where they started voting digitally in 2007". "We have a long way to go for the digital elections to be a success", adds Sancho.

About Vocdoni

It offers all the necessary resources to create and develop a wide variety of digital voting, including statutory meetings as general assemblies, with full legal validity thanks to its open source digital voting protocol, based on blockchain technology.

It is a secure, end-to-end verifiable, censorship-resistant and scalable system. In addition, with this voting protocol it is possible to ensure the anonymity of the voter through advanced cryptographic mechanisms such as zk-SNARKs.

Vocdoni's voting infrastructure has allowed the organization of assemblies of large organizations such as FC Barcelona, ​​but also official referendums organized by public institutions, such as the trust of estates such as Bellpuig Town Council.

Vocdoni has the support and funding of the Aragon project, a leader in decentralized digital governance.

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The first research network on the metaverse in Europe will be coordinated from Barcelona

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The researcher from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UB) Mel Slater will coordinate theEuropean Metaverse Research Network (EMRN), the first network of research in Europe specialized in the metaverse. This new entity is made up of eight research centers from seven countries and will study the benefits, risks and potential challenges of virtual worlds.

To do this, the EMRN plans to collaborate with industry, civil society and administration with the desire to "contribute to developing the metaverse in a responsible way". Slanter has assured that the new body will study the "most controversial aspects" of this new technological paradigm, taking into account issues such as legal implications, social impact or economic bases. Along these lines, the promoters hope that the EMRN can facilitate the transfer of knowledge to the productive sector and the publication of joint articles from which "the whole sector can learn".

In addition to the UB, in Spain the University of Alicante also participates with Professor Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella, principal responsible for the chair for the responsible development of the metaverse who manages the educational center. The other members of the network are the Dauphine University (France), the Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences (Germany), the Polytechnic University of Milan (Italy), the think tank Renaissance Numérique (France), the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), the Organization for Applied Scientific Research (Netherlands) and the Poznan University of Technology (Poland).

Currently, in Catalonia there are a total of 153 companies specializing in immersive technologies, according to one report of ACTION. Of these, 16,3% focus on developing solutions for the metaverse, with companies such as Telefónica, Accenture, Qualcomm, Futura Space, Freeverse or Union Avatars.

 

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The urgent union of blockchain and AI to secure information

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Article taken fromBlockchain Observatory

The distribution of spaces is always a relevant indicator. Thus, at the NexTech Week, held this week in Tokyo, the AI ​​alone occupied the ground floor of the large hangar that serves as the basis for the exhibition. Blockchain, as well as quantum computing and other technologies, had to settle for occupying the corners of the first floor. This considering the favorable attitude of the Japanese administration towards blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

In his book on the fourth industrial revolution, Klaus Schwab put Blockchain and AI together, sharing space. Now, inexplicably viewed as competing technologies, AI seems to be eating up a lot of Blockchain space since ChatGPT was launched. At most, in the traditional media, there are still echoes of the fiscal persecution of cryptocurrencies.

AI blockchain

Not only do they share space in a basic book, but in many projects, perhaps the best, AI and cryptography in general and blockchain or Web3 in particular go hand in hand, these are technologies with different basic functionalities. Hence their potential complementarity. In addition, both can be considered information technologies. Its basic material and its product is information. Both are informational solutions to material problems. But now, on the public agenda, it's AI's turn.

What's more, as Michael Casey rightly points out this week in his Coindesk newsletter, now is the moment when it is urgent that AI and a system that guarantees the quality of information in a decentralized way go hand in hand. If with AI the uncertainty about information reaches stratospheric levels, as Casey puts them, the value of secure information in a decentralized environment also becomes stratospheric. In fact, the challenge of providing security to the information we send and, especially, receive has been around since the internet arrived in our societies. Especially when we realized that most of the information flows were centralized in large operators, for their own benefit.

Instrument against deep fakes

Blockchain, as an immutable record, allows the origin of images and other content to be traced, which turns this technology into a strategic instrument against deepfakes. In turn, it can serve as a filter in the AI ​​training process, to only be fed with guaranteed information, as well as a basis for protecting the copyrights of content that requires such protection.

The prominence of AI and a Manichean perspective - AI or blockchain or Web3 - can have economic consequences for blockchain. Above all, to the extent that it starts from investment funds, they are attracted by the sequins of the current prominence of AI. In any case, it would be necessary to doubt the management of these funds that allow themselves to be carried away more by what is most appealing in the market, than by the analysis of the quality of the projects and their profitability. But it must be recognized that some decisions are justified by the "need to be here" at each moment. In other words, there are "inversions of feelings". And in recent weeks what sounds is AI. Perhaps this has been one of the dark spots of the financial world that surrounds Silicon Valley: that it is often carried away by the siren song of what is technologically fashionable.

AI, protagonist

The fact that all the lights of the moment are thrown on AI also has its positive side. It allows you to work and develop projects with greater peace of mind, giving your presentation greater solidity. Without having to rush to feed the insatiable demand for events when all eyes are on one field.

Returning to the spaces, the Blockchain Observatory reader will have perceived that this text exudes a certain envy. He is envious of the space that Sebastián Soto is acquiring in OB, because he is responsible for the artificial intelligence section. Friend Sebastián posts almost every day, thanks to his AI. While the server continues to be reduced on Sundays. The good thing is that AI and Blockchain find a common space in OB.

 

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Bloock, the 'blockchain' translator to keep your documents safe

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"There are a number of problems with the blockchain which make it inaccessible to people. It is not being applied on a real scale”. With this premise was born 2 and a half years ago start-up block to bring to the market a platform that allows the registration and storage of a company's data in the block chain. "The current context can be compared to databases, which grew a lot when the SQL language was born because it made it very simple. We are this one translator, this intermediate language, we take care of receiving the documents and send them to the blockchain so that you have a record that no one has modified it", explains the company's co-founder and CTO, Jordi Estapé.

The proposal works as a software as a service. The user has personal access, selects the functionalities he wants and follows the instructions. All the documentation is in a connected library from which you can access every file that is saved on the blockchain. The material is stored on the servers of block and no one other than the person who owns the information, and a second actor who allows it, has access to it. "The client is guaranteed privacy by default because they don't send us the data, but a digital fingerprint of the file", explains Estapé, "we don't know the content, so we can't modify or censor it".

The platform is interoperable to ensure documents can be recovered even if a network goes down

Initially, the network of choice was Ethereum, but the start-up has evolved to create an interoperable service based on multiple block chains. "We don't give you the option to choose which one you want, but you go to all of them at the same time so that you can work there and have the peace of mind that, if one fails, you won't be left without access to the documents", points out the CTO. A system that guarantees, he says, "the independence" of the client. "We only centralize the shipment and do not need each other for verification. Thus, if one day we close, they will have no problem obtaining the materials", he adds.

A technology applicable to any environment

Cybersecurity is an area that is increasingly turning to blockchain to deal with the Phishing. “A very clear application is to ensure that payments have been made correctly. With this system, only you and the receiver can access the information", explains Estapé. A similar mechanic to the one of donation traceability that the Red Cross already uses with a project goes from end to end. The donor has the certainty that his contribution reaches the organization, which knows where it is going, and finally informs the person in solidarity. "Everything is anonymized, so only those who have made a contribution will know what they have invested in," he adds.

The 'blockchain' is already applied in functions such as the traceability of donations to know what the contributions have been intended for

Other areas where the Bloock system is already applied is in the sovereign digital identity for the issuance of credentials, ISOS, diplomas and degrees, or PCRs.

The obstacles of the 'blockchain'

The financial sector was one of the first to give visibility to the technology and this is one of the reasons why it is mostly associated blockchain to cryptocurrencies. But the methodology could also be applied to the transfer of digital assets based on data, a market which, the Bloock co-founder points out, is "much larger and with more uses, since the ultimate goal is always to demonstrate that there is no there has been no modification and the information exchanged is authentic”.

More and more companies are aware of this possibility, but the sector still has challenges to overcome. The first thing that Estapé lists is the complexity of the technology: "They are all difficult to understand when they start and there are few people who know how to work with them, which is why it is difficult to find talent, and even more so when you consider that it mixes different areas such as cryptography, incentive models or low-level code”. This is in addition to the fact that, if there are no qualified technical profiles, there are even fewer people with business careers who have notions. "It's a fish that bites its tail. If the application in the market is far away because it is not applied, it will be difficult to find someone who can transfer it to real environments, and thus we will not be able to generate proposals that give value and visibility to the potential of the block chain", he comments. Thirdly, he points to privacy as "forgotten forever", and calls for more work on public networks to guarantee their stability. "They do not have the same technological capacity as a private one and have very high transaction costs, but they are really the networks that can transcend and give visibility to technology", he remarks.

Catalan companies must land the technology to identify specific functionalities that allow the solution to be put into practice

The Catalan start-up is already opening the market in the United Kingdom and the United States after validating and marketing the service in Spain. Both countries, according to Estapé, are more advanced in terms of knowledge of the blockchain and this facilitates its implementation in companies. "Their understanding of technology is more focused on use, while here we dream wholesale and think of generic functions, we have to go down to reality to see what makes sense and is pragmatic", he differentiates, "also there they are less risk-averse and they are clear that it could be a failed investment, but they are not so worried."

Once a company applies Bloock's SaaS and checks that it fits its work methodology, it usually makes a second leap towards the integration of documents and procedures with other companies such as suppliers and customers. A reaction that, for the co-founder and CTO, shows that "the system works and it's only a matter of time before it takes root".

 

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More than 400 attendees at BxCat, the Catalan blockchain and metaverse fair, in Girona

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The third edition of the BxCat, the Catalan blockchain and metaverse fair organized by CBCat, of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce with the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya, brought together yesterday 450 people from all over the territory in the Auditori Palau de Congressos de Girona.

Throughout the day, participants could listen to thirty presentations and round tables on various topics, including the application of blockchain in sustainability, cyber security, NFTs as a tool for creating communities, or the creativity in the metaverses. Among the speakers stand out jordi baylina, technical lead at Polygon, Montse Guardia, president of the Social Council of the UPC, or Sergi Sagas, chief innovation officer at Hyperreal. Twenty-five companies from the sector also participated, exhibiting their products and services, such as Vottun, Nord Foundation, Byppay o Blue Room Innovation.

The fair, which coincided with the renowned "Temps de Flors" festival in Girona, was a great success, according to the organizers: "Blockchain technology can provide solutions to many of the challenges of our present, society and the fabric must business knows it, so that it wants to adopt it," he said Albert d’Anta, responsible for the CBCat. "This is the objective of the BxCat, and year after year we are making progress in our work thanks to the consolidation of the event, which has already become a benchmark in the sector".

THEMayor of Girona, Marta Madrenas, expressed the satisfaction that this fair means to be consolidated in the city: "From the Girona City Council, we are proud to be able to have the CBCat headquarters in our territory, a commitment we made about three years ago. As is clear from listening to today's presentations, we are in the midst of a digital revolution, and blockchain technology, and we are not willing to be left behind.”

The event aims to spread blockchain, decentralized technologies and metaverses to Catalan society and its business fabric, in order to promote its adoption and become a leading, pioneering and innovative country. It is an event designed to welcome professionals and companies without knowledge of this technology, with presentations and round tables starring experts, but whose mission is to make the content accessible to the non-technological public.

“The first big challenge of blockchain technology is for people to understand what it is for. From Polítiques Digitales we work to materialize their use cases in projects that impact Catalonia," he explained Gina Tost, Secretary of Digital Policies of the Generalitat de Catalunya. "Not only with the CBCat, but also for some time now with the DCA, the Digital Catalonia Alliance, an initiative that brings together the main emerging technological sectors of the territory, such as artificial intelligence, NewSpace or IoT".

“From large companies to startups, as well as public entities and institutions, everyone has a role in technologies such as blockchain or metaverses,” he said Mònica Roca i Aparici, president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. "These technologies can provide business with security and transparency. This is why the Chamber is betting on CBCat, which promotes its adoption in our territory".

For its part, Jordi Xargay, deputy responsible for the Road Network and New Technologies areas of the Girona County Council, closed the event and pointed out that "the BxCat is a relevant event in our country, which helps to make known and spread this cutting-edge technology, and which places the city of Girona as a pioneering region in new technologies".

The CBCat concluded the day by announcing that from today it is possible to access through its website free training capsules, given by experts, which aim to be an introduction for those interested in the technology blockchain. The organization has also assured that the BxCat will return next year, in its fourth edition. 

 

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8 Blockchain innovations in the Health sector

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Article taken from Observatorio Blockchain

The digitization of the health industry is a process that is progressing with giant steps. But what role does blockchain technology play in this revolution? Without a doubt, this technology is being a key factor in the transformation of the healthcare sector, thanks to its ability to provide security and reliability in information management.

In this article, you will discover eight uses of blockchain technology in the healthcare industry that can benefit both patients and healthcare professionals.

What is blockchain

Blockchain technology is a distributed database that allows information to be stored securely and transparently. It is a blockchain in which each block contains verifiable information and is linked to previous and subsequent blocks.

Every transaction made on the blockchain network is verified and validated by multiple nodes in the network, making it immutable and resistant to manipulation. In addition, the encryption of the data guarantees the privacy and security of the information.

This technology was initially popularized as the basis of Bitcoin, the world's most well-known cryptocurrency, but its application has spread to other sectors, including healthcare.

Blockchain technology is a powerful tool that enables secure and transparent management of data and information. In the case of health, its application can improve the quality of medical care, efficiency and reduce costs in the management of medical information and the supply chain, as we will see below.

Eight applications of blockchain technology in health:

The applications of blockchain in the health sector are diverse and promise to significantly improve the efficiency, security and privacy of health systems. Some of the main applications of blockchain in this sector are:

Safe clinical records:

The blockchain makes it possible to store information in a safe and unalterable way, which facilitates the efficient exchange of data between professionals and guarantees the privacy of patients. For example, the organization Maig Clinic uses blockchain to keep a detailed record of the clinical histories of its patients.

Optimization of the drug supply chain:

By using blockchain technology, it is possible to obtain complete traceability of medicines in the supply chain, which ensures the safety and proper maintenance of the products. As Andrés Garrido, founder of ChainGo, points out, the blockchain can also help to increase the control and supervision of the process, preventing the breakdown of the cold chain and maintaining the integrity of the medicines during their transport.

In addition to these benefits, the use of blockchain can also be useful in developing processes for home delivery of medicines, which increases the accessibility of patients to the treatments they need.

Transfer of medical data for disease research and drug development:

Blockchain technology could offer solutions for the development of new treatments, the study of diseases and statistical medical research. SalusCoopApp, is an application that demonstrates how the use of blockchain can allow patients to participate in research safely and anonymously, while protecting their privacy.

Users can subscribe to different research campaigns and provide their health data such as heart rate, weight, height, number of daily steps, distances traveled or sleep hours. In addition, they may answer surveys to provide more relevant information for researchers.

The information collected is stored in an immutable record, thanks to blockchain technology, which guarantees the security and privacy of the data. In addition, users have control over their use, allowing them to decide what information they want to share and for what purpose.

In this way, privacy is protected and collaboration between the medical community and patients is encouraged.

Counterfeit medicines:

By using the blockchain to record the information about the drugs produced, the authenticity of the drugs can be guaranteed and fake products can be prevented from entering the market.

In addition, it allows greater control and detection of counterfeits, since any attempt to introduce a fake medicine into the supply chain will be detected immediately. This prevents the fraudulent introduction of medicines and provides greater control and detection of counterfeits.

Protection of privacy and security of medical documentation:

Blockchain-based tools can be used to protect medical records and ensure patient privacy, while simplifying access and improving certification of patient and practitioner identity. Examples like VIDwallet demonstrate how the security level of access to documentation can be raised through two-factor authentication and the Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) paradigm, which allows the doctor and patient to be owners and managers of their own identity

Automation of health insurance procedures:

Health insurers have found great potential in blockchain to automate insurance management processes, as it is a decentralized network that guarantees the integrity of information. This allows for increased transparency and reliability in transactions, avoiding fraud and abuse for both the insurer and the insured.

Data sharing:

Blockchain allows different organizations and healthcare providers to share data securely and transparently. This can improve collaboration between different stakeholders and improve the quality of medical care.

For example, IBM is working on its Healthchain project to unify the medical information of patients in Latin America, using the blockchain technology of IBM Cloud. This will help improve patient care by promoting precision medicine and automating administrative processes, while ensuring information security. In addition, the use of blockchain could improve the effectiveness of diagnostics by artificial intelligence robots by gathering large volumes of validated information.

Exergaming:

Blockchain is also impacting the Exergaming industry, which combines exercise and gaming. Collecting exercise data, such as steps taken while running, is becoming more common thanks to mobile apps and smart devices. However, these large companies often profit from the information generated without rewarding users.

Luckily, there are apps like Sweatcoin and Stepn that reward users for the exercise they do, using the idea of ​​Move to Earn. These apps reward people for the number of steps they take, which encourages physical activity and allows users to earn financial benefits. Stepn, for example, is a Web3 application that combines elements of SocialFi and GameFi, and already has a large number of daily and monthly active users.

Ultimately, blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry in many ways. As more projects are developed and new applications are discovered, it is likely that we will see more and more innovative and effective solutions in the future. At the end of the day, what is clear is that blockchain can be a key tool to improve people's quality of life and take medical care to a higher level.

 

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Telefónica assures that blockchain technology can prevent corruption

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Telefónica believes that blockchain can prevent corruption because it provides digital records that cannot be altered.

 

According to a new analysis published by Telefónica, blockchain is a useful tool because it can prevent corruption by providing digital records that cannot be altered.

In this sense, the company affirmed that this technology is perfect to be implemented in administrative, financial systems that are outdated and not very robust in terms of IT security.

"Without a doubt, it can become an effective tool, able to provide transparency, trust and verifiability, and quickly thanks to the digitization of the public and private spheres", they communicated from Telefónica.

On the other hand, they also claimed to believe that it makes it easier to enforce contracts (even electoral programs), thanks to smart contracts, which are already widespread in the corporate and legal spheres. In his opinion, this is very attractive, for example, in cases of public tenders, as it provides total transparency, allowing complete monitoring during public procurement processes or other types of projects.

"Consequently, the diversion of money, the manipulation of funds is avoided and the good execution of economic resources is constantly monitored within the organizations, both public and private", they said.

"In addition, due to its particularities as a decentralized network protected by cryptographic language, it maintains one of the highest levels in cyber security, preserving all the information that is saved. If the data is stored in a traditional computer network, it is more likely that cyber-attacks will occur and the data can be accessed", they added.

In context, from Telefónica they commented on the World Compliance Association, because it declared that Spain is a global benchmark in the development of the block chain, particularly highlighting its relationship between the crypto and financial sectors, as well as the 'use that the university sector already makes for the validation of academic degrees.

The future of electoral processes

Regarding electoral processes, they assured that the use of blockchain can prevent corruption in these procedures and provide them with total transparency, thus strengthening their democracies.

Likewise, they pointed out that in fact there are already different governments that are considering for the future the use of blockchain platforms in sensitive areas such as electoral processes.

"For this, systems are proposed in which each citizen would be assigned an individual non-fungible token (NFT), with which they will exercise their right to vote, and allow each one to be verified. This method would maintain the privacy of the vote and the transparency of the processes, since they can be reliably audited", they explained.

 

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Google continues to bet on Web3 and offers support for Polygon

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Google offers support for deploying Polygon nodes within its Google Cloud. Polygon is a well-known Layer 2 platform for Ethereum, which allows the development of decentralized applications (dApps), offering greater scalability, speed and low cost.

The goal is to allow developers using Google solutions to create and deploy their applications in Polygon. In this way, they will be able to access the nodes of the Polygon network and enjoy all its advantages in a few minutes. This will be possible through a new product called Blockchain Node Engine, a development presented by Google in October 2022. This product will allow developers to create and manage their Polygon nodes on Google Cloud with just a few clicks, taking advantage of the infrastructure, security and scalability offered by Google's cloud.

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Lloret de Mar Castle experiences climate change with virtual reality glasses

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The historic building hosts an immersive experience combined with 4D cinema to experience firsthand the impact of humans on the planet.

Lloret de Mar Castle (La Selva) opens its doors again with an experience immersive to approach local and international visitors with the new technological tools. The proposal aims to raise awareness of the challenge of protecting the environment and curbing it climate change through an activity that combines the use of the glasses of virtual reality and the projections in 4D.

The exhibition is structured from a representation of the bottom of the sea, a forest and the sky to show the changes that the environment has undergone due to human impact, such as the dumping of waste. The reality glasses allow, on the one hand, to experience this negative evolution while enjoying the views of the sea front from the terrace. Another of the initiatives consists of a 4D projection where you can experience natural disasters such as fires or episodes that are common these days such as the collection of plastics from the oceans. Both cases allow visitors to experience first-hand the changes the planet is undergoing.

The Castle will be open for six months, coinciding with the tourist season, but the organizers hope to be able to keep it open all year with visiting schools.

 

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