The Department of Information Technology, Goa, organized the first of its kind International Blockchain Congress . The State Government of Goa, NITI Aayog and Nucleus Vision hosted the conference of International Blockchain Congress on 5th August 2018 at Inox, Panaji, Goa, India, from 9.30 am to 6.00 pm. Three faculty members from Shree Damodar College of Commerce & Economics , Ms Sharmila Kunde, Ms Ekta Agarwal and Ms Anusree Sadanandan along with nineteen students from TYBCA attended the event.
The highlights of the session were the emerging application of Block Chain in different domains such as banking , healthcare, logistics , cryptocurrency and gaming. The experts from the domain discussed the security features of the BlockChain and implementation issues. They also emphasized the scope and career prospects in this area. There were four parallel sessions conducted in different auditoriums, Main Track, Student Track, Developer track and Government. Two faculty members attended the main track One faculty member along with four students attend the developer track and 15 students attended the student track.
The Developer Track was attended by one faculty Ms Anusree Sadanandan and four students 1)Caron Fernandes 2)Nasim Akhter 3)Samuel Moraes 4)Sheldon Afonso.
In which Trainers from IBM
Mr Raghevendra Deshpande, Developer Advocate,IBM
Mr Horea Porutiu ,Developer Advocate,IBM
Conducted a workshop on
1)Blockchain Concepts
2)Hyperledger Fabric
3)Hyperledger Composer
The event concluded with a closing note by Shri Ameya Abhyankar, IAS, Secretary (IT), Government of Goa.
The concept of Block Chain is new in India and needs formalization of policies and regulations governing its use and acceptance. However, it is a technology of the future and we need to gear up for it. The event was an eye opener to all those who attended and has given them a new option to explore and venture in.
