IOHK to Implement Blockchain in Ethiopia's Education System – Bits Media

Blockchain developer Cardano IOHK announced the beginning of cooperation with the government of Ethiopia. IOHK Atala PRISM solution will be used to digitalize the country's education system.

The company will provide the Ethiopian government with a decentralized solution for Atala Prism identification, which will be used to register and monitor the assessments of five million local students in 3 500 schools. The main goal of the initiative is to reduce the number of fictitious statements upon entering universities and checking the correctness of students' assessments without the participation of intermediaries.

Increasing the transparency of the process of setting assessments could increase social mobility and improve employment opportunities for rural residents of Ethiopia. Commenting the scale of Atala Prism, IOHK developer John O’Connor (John O’Connor) stated, that the blockchain Cardano has become "quite mature", To serve the whole state:

“The transformation of the education system using a blockchain in Ethiopia has become a key milestone in the IOHK mission to provide social and financial services for people, not having access to digital technologies. After five years of research and development of the Cardano blockchain, it became quite mature, to support the decision, which can be scaled for servicing the entire population of the country ".

IHK plans to continue working with the Ethiopia government to amend other sectors - from agriculture to healthcare. Ultimately, the company wants to help the African country reach the income indicator below average to 2025 year. Recall, what else in 2018 the Ethiopia government has stated, that will introduce blockchain Cardano in agriculture.