Supporting European strategic autonomy in Blockchain Standardisation Opportunities offered by new EU-funded projects

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Seeblocks.eu Webinar

Time & Date: 14:00 - 15:15 CEST, Monday 24th July 2023

Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) are foundational architectures emerging in both technical interoperability and global enterprise contexts. The expectation that these technologies can deliver peer-to-peer, trust-based services in the low-trust environment of disintermediated global digital trade is ambitious. The added expectation that they also meet complex regulation and compliance requirements is a game-changer. This is the context in which blockchain technical standards are being written - with high-impact ramifications on the European Union’s strategic autonomy.

Drawing from this, the webinar will be the opportunity to present two brand new European funded projects - SEEBLOCKS and BlockStand - aiming to support European interests in standardisation in the Blockchain/DLT domain and, in accordance with the European Blockchain strategy, to specifically promote:

  • Increase of funding for research and innovation
  • Blockchain skills development
  • Supporting of interoperability and standards
  • Sustainable blockchain
  • Stronger engagement with the EU community & correlated players (EBSI, EBP, EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum..)

SEEBLOCKS.eu is a 24-month Digital Europe Programme project that aims at delivering a targeted, democratic, industry-driven initiative to support European interests in standardisation within the Blockchain/DLT domain, bringing together EU researchers and open standards specialists, along with industry and policy experts with the primary goal to provide a tangible contribution to the presence of European players in International Blockchain/DLT standardisation, through 4 recurring Selecting and Engaging Procedures (SEPs).

BlockStand  is a new building block for EU leadership in global blockchain standardisation, ensuring the reflection of European values in internationally used standards. Over a two-year cycle, the project will feature a Blockchain Standardisation platform, a web-based one-stop-shop for any stakeholders to connect and find all resources on blockchain standardisation. An ongoing Experts’ Selection Process will also be launched, with €400.000 available for European experts’ participation in technical committees as well as for other blockchain-related standardisation activities. 

The event will kick off with a presentation of the European Commission’s policy overview on blockchain standardisation, and the correlated European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) ecosystem.

 

Speakers

  • Alexander Chourreau - Digital SME Alliance - Welcome and introduction (Presentation)
  • Jose Manuel Panizo Plaza -  IT Product Officer at European Commission D3.002 - DG DIGIT (Presentation)
  • Justina Bieliauskaite  - Innovation Director @ European DIGITAL SME Alliance / BlockStand Project Coordinator (Presentation)
  • Silvana Muscella - CEO at Trust-IT / SEEBLOCKS.eu Project (Presentation)
  • Fiona Delaney - CEO at Origin Chain Networks; Co-editor ISO TR6277 Data flow model for DLT use cases and EUOS Blockchain TWG Chair (Presentation)
  • Ismael Arribas - INATBA Co-Chair for Standards Committee & Convenor for ISO TC307 WG 3 Smart Contracts (Presentation)
  • Rita Meneses - Trust-IT - Questions & Answers moderation/em>

Who should attend 

  • Blockchain stakeholders from national/local authorities
  • Researchers and academics in Blockchain fields
  • ICT specialists and professionals working in the Blockchain & DLT domain
  • Representatives of standards developing organisations
  • Representatives of national standards associations
  • Blockchain Hubs & Networks