Vision and mission
TO INSPIRE AND
REVOLUTIONIZE THROUGH
INNOVATIONS IN ACCESSIBLE, COMPLIANT BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
To encourage adaptation of
your business development to future emerging technologies – Blockchain, pillar of
the Industry 4.0 revolution.
TO FOSTER
EDUCATIONAL AND R&D
PARTNERSHIPS WITH ASSOCIATES ACROSS INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS INCUBATING RELATIONSHIPS
AND
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.
We regard the future as a
continuous education for business leaders, able to fulfill the processes of change
in emerging technological digital ecosystems and their requirements.
BRIEF HISTORY
In 2018, the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest proposed the first laboratory dealing with the development and implementation of the emerging Blockchain technology, in partnership with the Department of Engineering and Systems Engineering of Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States of America.
The laboratory pursues through national projects, including private, European and international, the development of the capacities of using the Blockchain ecosystem through internships and international training courses, the initiation of formulas of international cooperation in this respect, the organization of events in Romania, the participation at relevant international events, promoting and supporting various forms of regulation of Blockchain technology issues by the Romanian Parliament and Government, responsible state authorities and many others.
ECEB – European Center of Excellence for Blockchain was established in 2018, by the initiative group formed by the National Institute for Research and Development in Computer Science - ICI Bucharest; Idea Factory Think Tank; Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States of America and the EURISC Foundation.
ECEB is designed to be a promoter of the Blockchain technology issue and its link to critical infrastructure protection for state institutions (such as finance, education, health, transportation, culture, agriculture etc.) as well as for the private sector, both nationally and internationally.
EVENTS
November 17nd
Official launch of the free online webinar "Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and IoT / Blockchain 3.0: Blockchain and Non Fungible Tokens and the Impact on Arts and Future Development".
November 10nd
Official launch of the free online webinar "Application of Blockchain in the Music Industry: Blockchain & Asset Tokenization Platforms, Artificial Intelligence and Future of Creativity".
April 2nd
Official start of EXECUTIVE BLOCKCHAIN
LABORATORY ASYNCHRON EDITION, available online on the National Public
Aquistions System
www.e-licitatie.ro
June 9th
Official start of the 8 lectures of Executive Blockchain Laboratory, held by Old Dominion University, Modex, Tailpath.com, Action4Value and Vienna University of Economics and Business.
March 12th
Official launching of EXECUTIVE BLOCKCHAIN LABORATORY, within the international conference "CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION FORUM – CIP FORUM 5th Edition, 2020", at the Romanian Parliament.
April 28th
Dedicated workshop "FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN – REGULATIONS, OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES", within the international conference "CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION FORUM – CIP FORUM 4th Edition", 2019, at the Romanian Parliament, where debates on the regulation of Blockchain technology with specialists from the technical area took place. Academic, as well as legal experts with interest and in-depth knowledge in this new domain participated at the event.
August 28th
“BLOCKCHAIN – POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES” conference, which brought together Blockchain technology specialists from Romania, both from the governmental and public / private sectors.