Giga: How Can Blockchain Help Connect the Next Billion | Devcon Bogotá
Channel: Ethereum Foundation
Date: 14/10/2022

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2.9 billion people are still offline and 96% of these people live in developing countries. During the session, public and private sector leaders from Giga countries like Rwanda or South Africa will speak about 1) how they are using blockchain to connect schools, 2) the opportunities of this technology in emerging markets. In particular, they’ll talk about blockchain as tool to automate payments, staking to finance school connectivity, NFTs to fundraise or a marketplace to incentivize providers.

Speaker(s): Naroa, Gerben Kijne, Anda Ngcaba
Track: Opportunity & Global Impact
Keywords: blockchain for good,connectivity,innovation

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