- Session Type (Workshop, Open Forum, etc.): Workshop
- Title: IGF 2018 WS #227 Blockchain for Social and Humanitarian Applications
- Date & Time: 90 MIN
- Organizer(s):
Organizer 1: Mónica María Trochez Arboleda, Nucleo TIC S.A.S.
Organizer 2: Lucena Claudio, Researcher, FCT Portugal, Professor, UEPB, Brazil
Organizer 3: Olga Kyryliuk, The Influencer Platform
Organizer 4: Citterio Alvarado Raitme Osvaldo, Isoc Chapter Venezuela
- Chair/Moderator: Claudio Lucena, Academy, Researcher FCT Portugal, Professor, UEPB Brazil.
- On line Moderator: Raitme Citterio, Technical, Consultant in capacity development in information technologies. Venezuela
- Rapporteur/Notetaker:
Olga Kyryliuk, Civil Society, The Influencer Platform ONG. Ukrania.
- List of speakers and their institutional affiliations (Indicate male/female/ transgender male/ transgender female/gender variant/prefer not to answer):
1: Mónica María Trochez Arboleda, Private Sector, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
2: Garcia Van Hoogstraten Catherine , Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
3: Walid Al-Saqaf, Technical Community, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
4: Satish Babu, Technical Community, Asia-Pacific Group
5: Olga Cavalli, Government, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
6: Andrea Romaoli Garcia, Intergovernmental Organization, Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC)
7: Sam Goundar, Civil Society, Asia-Pacific Group
8: Glenn McKnight, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
- Theme: Emerging Technologies
- Subtheme: Distributed ledger-Blockchain
- Please state no more than three (3) key messages of the discussion.
¿How blockchain technology can be applied to carry an innovative factor in the resolution of social and humanitarian problems?
What challenges must blockchain overcome by providing a comprehensive solution to a scenario of humanitarian problems?
Identify good practices of blockchain solutions in the care of humanitarian incidents and their added value for society.
- Please elaborate on the discussion held, specifically on areas of agreement and divergence.
We begin with the introduction of the moderator, the speakers begin their presentation exposing the applications of Blockchain in topics related to natural disasters, freedom of expression, population not unbanked, trafficking in persons, agriculture between Other. It will also present the state of application of Blockchain in Latin America and the increase of companies that use the technology and impact in the ONG´S and the third sector.
- What ideas surfaced in the discussion with respect to how the IGF ecosystem might make progress on this issue?
El ecosistema multisectorial del IGF es apropiado para impulsar soluciones con impacto social y humanitario, la idea es crear sinergia entre las partes interesadas para adoptar la tecnología. The multi-sectoral ecosystem of IGF is appropriate to promote solutions with social and humanitarian impact, the idea is to create synergy among the stakeholders to adopt the technology.
- Please estimate the total number of participants.
10
- Please estimate the total number of women and gender-variant individuals present.
60 % Mens
40 % Women
- To what extent did the session discuss gender issues, and if to any extent, what was the discussion?
We will talk about Blockchain applications that help mitigate human trafficking that affects women and children in particular.