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Application of the Blockchain for the Purposes of Transforming
Academia in line with Industry 4.0Hristian Daskalov, www.OS.UNIVERSITY Project Lead
PhD Candidate @ Brno / Riga / Sofia Technical University
Brno International Week – VUT FBM, 06-09.11.2017
1. Research2. Development
3. Network
Why? What? Who?
Expectations
Research: Critical Success Factors in Managing
Open Source Stakeholders -Application Beyond IT?
Part 1
Source:blog.hackerearth.com
“2017 will be the Year of the Internet of People”https://daskalov.info/2016/12/28/2017-will-be-the-year-of-the-sharing-economy-2-0-the-internet-of-people/
IBM’s ‘Device
Democracy’
The Open Source World
Software
- System software
- Application software
- Programing tools
Hardware
- IT hardware
- Non IT hardware
Content
The open source model is a
decentralized development model that
encourages open collaboration.
(Eric S. Raymond, 2001)
Source: medium.com
Frequencies of critical success factor (CSF) categories, observed within the qualitative content
analysis conducted as part of the research on ‘’CSF in Managing OS Stakeholders Engagement’’
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Information
Coordination
Relationships
Match
of skills
to jobs
Bad quality of information coordination relationships is the root
cause behind poor results in school-to-work
transition.
According to Ernst & Young:
University А
Life-long learning
Consultants
Corporate L&D
P2P
University B
Government L&D
Online e-learning
Non-formal education
NGOL&D State of Art
Life-long learning
University III
Cluster
University II
Corporate e-learning
Online education
University I
Government L&D
Non-formal education
NGO
Learners’ community
Concept
Our underlying technology:
Development: World’s Academic & Career Development Ledger on the
Ethereum Blockchain
Part 2
It is a shared database. This database is called a ledger.
Like a bank, the ledgers keep track of data (financial and other). Unlike a centralized inst. (e.g. a bank), everyone
has a copy -> decentralization& autonomous verification.
The Blockchain 101
Public vs. Private Blockchains
Difficult information & asset exchange in business networks (e.g. supply chains)
Separate ledgers
Consistency, efficiency, security and scalability of data for transactions throughout the chain
Beyond understanding in general how the distributed database technology that powers blockchain works, it is important to
understand the types of problems facing institutions that blockchains appear to be good at solving. According to IBM, these
include: eliminating paperwork; updating/re-engineering (“extinguishing antiquated”) processes; creating transparency
Blockchain advantages
Have you seen the last 2 slides earlier in the presentation
already?
-Business logic that can be assigned to a transaction on the blockchain-Acts as a ‘notary’ of blockchain transactions-Holds conditions under which specific actions can/must be performed-Can’t be modified without predefined permissions
Smart contracts
Coding Smart Contracts● Data of the transaction is the compiled contract
● Contracts can call other contracts
(they can even call themselves)
● High level languages (for which compilers exist)
- Solidity (Javascript like)
- Serpent (Python like)
- LLL (Lisp like)
● Everything you use in a smart contract is publicly
visible
Learners will be able to record and store progress
directly into the blockchain, using smart contracts to
validate and showcase their accomplishments on a global
stage.
The Credentials Wallet
Source: www.os.university
Businesses will have direct access to a globalpool of talents, while big data will enable them to target the right candidates and meet the learning and
development needs of employees through customized
pathways on-demand.
The HR Process Optimizer
Source: www.os.university
Universities and other learning providers will easily populate their course and program offerings into the blockchain, making their knowledge production
scalable, opening-up for the world.
The Global Ed. Marketplace
Source: www.os.university
The ‘Internet of Things’ era is about collecting, connecting, and making
sense of data. We need a decentralized ‘Diploma of things’
mechanismto collect, connect and make sense of learning. Therefore the distributed education & career
development ledger is what we work on at www.OS.UNIVERSITY.
The World’s L&D Ledger
From Ledger 1.0 to Ledger 2.0
Keeping it simple
Our team consists of renowned academicians, senior corporate executives, experienced public
sector leaders, blockchain evangelists and social change-
makers, united by the common strive to revolutionize the world of
learning and professional development.
It takes a (global) village...
• H1 2015 - OSUni research project initiated at the Faculty of Management
within the Technical University of Sofia, resulting in scientific publications on the
subject, published in Bulgaria, Latvia, and the Czech Republic.
• H2 2015 - OSUni proof-of-concept phase initiated, along with corporate
partners from Bulgarian industry and software development sectors, resulting in
early versions of system's architecture and design.
• H1 2016 - OSUni announced among top 10 social innovation ideas globally,
in competition with 400 technology concepts and 130+ project proposals as
part of the Living Progress Challenge of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• H2 2016 - OSUni receives positive reviews and engages in expanding its
partnership network under programs for support of young entrepreneurs, led by
the Ministry of Economy and the Open Society Institute, as well as through the
Sofia Business School.
• H1 2017 - OSUni announced as 2017 "YouthSpeak'' forum winner in Latvia,
based on a scaled-down prototype, resulting in a distributed learning program
implementation project at a community center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• H2 2017 - OSUni development work reaches important milestone, under the
project leadership of IO.Era, software consultancy, specializing in blockchain-
based applications, leading the way to an initial currency offering (ICO).
R&D Background
Networking: It takes a village to re-engineer a system
that is 1000 years old ...Let’s make it a global village ...
Better a global army ...
Part 3
“The Future is here – it’s just not
very evenly distributed”
Picture: blockchain.open.ac.uk
“Learning Is Earning 2026”
Video: Learning is Earning 2026
1. Single institution for authentication of
certificates
2. Groups of institutions for shared
repositories of certification and
achievement, as in the example of
some universities have grouped
together in the US already
3. National blockchain database of all
certificates
4. Global assessment (Sony Global
Education)
5. Blockchain and badges – open
badges to evidence credentials and
safe storage
6. Blockchain and MOOCs – more
reliable certification of MOOCs
7. Continuing Professional Development
– currently CPD, and other forms of
formal and informal work-based
learning are diverse, and poorly
tracked
8. Corporate learning
9. Apprenticeship
10. Bodies of knowledge
Cipryss
The University of Nicosia has been issuing academic certificates whose authenticity can be verified through the Bitcoin blockchain from 2014. These certificates are being issued to students who successfully completed or participated in DFIN-511 Introduction to Digital Currency, which is the first university course offered on the topic of cryptocurrency.
2015 Argentina graduates with proof of their diplomas on Bitcoin’s blockchain, thanks to a
piloting project by ‘Signatura’ and Calidad en Educación en Zona Norte College
MIT
“Digital Diploma debuts at MIT“October 17th, 2017
Background: “In 2015, Philipp Schmidt, the director of learning innovation at the MIT Media
Lab, had begun issuing internal, non-academic digital certificates to his team. Schmidt had
realized that, despite the rise of decentralized, informal online learning opportunities, there
was no digital way to track and manage these accomplishments. He says he
became interested in finding a “more modular credentialing environment, where you would
get some kind of recognition for lots of things you did throughout your life.”
"We believe that blockchain technologies may hold an answer to collating the outcomes of the new distributed learning reality and we
intent to explore the possibilities that this infrastructure could provide.”
OU’s Knowledge Media Institute
The Open University (UK)
UGron
This report concludes that blockchain applications for education are still in their infancy. It describes case studies of implementations from various European and non-European players, but each of these implementations is in a piloting phase. However, even from these early pilots, it is possible to suggest that blockchain has the potential to disrupt the market in student information systems, by loosening the control current players have over this market. ( in line with open education’s sharing and transparency principles)
EU’s JRC main conclusions
- Reproducibility- Continuous research &
data autonomy- Real innovation
“Blockchain for Science”
That’s a whole other topic that requires an additional lecture...
“We envision a world in which the awarding and
validation of qualifications no longer occur
exclusively under the management of an education
institution or an employer and individual students,
teachers, and peers take more ownership of the
learning experience and its outcomes without
compromising on safety, security, and
accessibility"
Prof. John Domingue, Director of
the Open University’s
Knowledge Media Institute.
Thank you!
More on the subject:
https://govinsider.asia/digital-gov/patrice-choong-ngee-ann-polytechnic-campus-ecosystem/
https://news.coinify.com/academic-certificates-blockchain/
http://www.investor.bg/kriptovaluti/491/a/zadava-se-pyrvata-globalna-platforma-za-
akademichno-razvitie-bazirana-na-blokchein-249123/
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2017/10/123841-open-source-university-project-launch-
global-social-innovation-platform-ico-round/
http://www.bloombergtv.bg/investbook/2017-10-10/balgarska-platforma-osnovavashta-se-na-
blokcheyn-gleda-kam-revolyutsiya-v-obrazovanieto
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/80704/government_launches_first_blockhain_in
itiative_in_education
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-12-what-blockchain-means-for-higher-education
https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-education-big-idea-need-bigger-thinking/
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/09/schools-are-recording-students-results-on-the-
blockchain.html
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/what-blockchain-technology-could-mean-for-
universities
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/the-blockchain-revolution-and-higher-education
https://oeb-insights.com/10-ways-blockchain-could-be-used-in-education/
https://blog.signatura.co/first-official-career-diplomas-on-bitcoin-s-blockchain-69311acb544d
