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4/22/2020 1 Comment GBA UAE Series- Implementing Blockchain Strategy- Cognizant & Avanza Innovations The Dubai Blockchain Strategy, that was launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in October 2016, establishes a roadmap for the introduction of Blockchain technology for Dubai and the creation of an open platform to share the technology with cities across the globe.
The Strategy is implemented three ways by i, Government efficiency - the Strategy is intended to contribute to increased government efficiency by enabling a paperless digital layer for all city transactions. ii,Industry creation - the Strategy will introduce a system for enabling the creation of new businesses using Blockchain technology. Industries that would likely benefit from Blockchain technology include: real estate, fin-tech and banking, healthcare, transportation, urban planning, smart energy, digital commerce and tourism iii, International leadership - Dubai will open its Blockchain platform for global counterparts to enhance safety, security, and convenience for international travellers to Dubai. We discuss implementation of Blockchain Strategy by some of the leading blockchain companies in the region. We are going to discuss with Maroaun Aouri who is Chief Architect and Digital Transformation Director of Cognizant. He is going to present on Digital Vault project with federal government. Second guest on panel is Waqas Mirza is the founding CEO of Avanza Innovations.Under Waqas’ leadership Avanza Innovations has achieved the biggest market share in delivering national and city scale production-grade Blokchain and AI platforms to tier 1 government entities, regulators and large corporates in the GCC region. Join us for webinar with Agenda Opening - 5 mins by Mohd Shahnawaz Presentation - 15 mins by Maroaun Aouri Presentation - 15 mins by Waqas Mirza Panel Q and A - 30 mins Audience Q and A - 30 mins April 29, 4 30 pm UAE time (GMT +4) Webinar link would be sent to RSVP list. RSVP here Meetup Eventbrite
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 This webinar is done in collaboration with GBA USA and GBA UAE. Government Blockchain Association or GBA as it is called is a technology-agnostic global association whose mission is to promote and accelerate blockchain adoption in government sectors via education, advocacy, and partnerships. We have 0ver 100 chapters around the world with headquarter in Virginia, USA. Local GBA chapters share the best use cases of their respective countries and acts as a catalyst in creating a public dialog around the creative and positive use of blockchain technology.
The healthcare industry can greatly benefit from blockchain technology. Healthcare has been slow in adopting new technologies and most of them are centralized data systems, health data regulation, and a mandate to focus on digitizing medical data in partnership with different electronic medical record (EMR) service providers. The data in healthcare is siloed that is fragmented and does not interact with one another. The interoperability is important in scenarios where health care providers want to seek information of the patients, during medical trials accessing information of the participants, companies seeking to ensure the authenticity of drugs circulating global markets. Panelists Blood, Organs, and Testing Data on Blockchain Dr. Alice Loveys – Dr. Ali Loveys is a seasoned clinical technology and digital business leader with over 20 years of experience in emerging technology strategy, adoption and optimization in healthcare. She currently serves as the Managing Director of Ernst and Young Federal Practice Digital Health and US Healthcare Blockchain for a large government consulting company. Wassim Merheby – Mr. Merheby is the Cheif Executive Officer for Dhonor Healthtech, a blockchain-based, patient-centric verification solution for the Healthcare industry. It enables verified delivery of medicines, organ provenance verification. Mr. Merheby is a transformation leader who builds toolkits for governments and institutions to build digital native services promoting patient safety through eHealth AI, DLT & IOT solutions. Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Healthcare Information Management Marquis Allen – GBA Healthcare Working Group Leader. He has decades of experience in the healthcare informatics field and extensive experience with telehealth. He also is on the DC Government Blockchain Advisory Committee, leads a blockchain-based health-tech consulting company and is also involved in other healthcare startup companies. Blockchain & Healthcare – Big Picture Gerard Dache – Executive Director of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA). He founded and grew an organization of over 15,000 blockchain professionals in 100 cities around the world. He established the GBA Healthcare Working Group, helped develop the GBA Healthcare Specialist Certification curriculum and teaches the Blockchain Healthcare Specialist Course. Moderated by Mohd Shahnawaz April 16 5:30 pm (UAE time) (GMT +4)  GBA UAE is going to host Muhammad Salman Anjum, an esteemed TEd speaker and CEO of Avantas Tech Accelerator helping enable Enterprise Blockchain adoption with 18 years of experience in technology field. Salman have been active in blockchain space for quite sometime and would be presenting MedsLOCK.
MedsLOCK is a blockchain based platform, a monitoring, control & communication Ecosystem to provide real-time COVID-19 insights with integrity & intelligence. The Blockchain platform will provide real-time COVID-19 insights to governmental agencies, health officials, and other important stakeholders responding to the pandemic. RSVP here https://www.meetup.com/GBAUAE/events/270005916/ |
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