The Global Blockchain Initiative (GBI) is a non-for profit educational organization with the mission to:
#1 STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC INCLUSION…
by providing a network for career development through joint projects with corporates, academia, public institutions and start-ups.
#2 ESTABLISH LOCAL BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEMS…
by providing resources, infrastructure and support to identify regional talent and realize blockchain and digital economy projects.
GBI was born out of the first accredited Master program in Blockchain Technologies and founded by its Alumni with the mission to create a global and inclusive, participatory blockchain community committed to positively impacting people’s lives through education and the application of the technology.
We believe that education is the catalyst for change: Technology developments happen globally but the impact needs to take place locally.
Give access to first class education in the blockchain space and empower students in emerging regions.
What we do: GBI Academy
How we do it: Identify talent (via our local hubs)
Identify academic areas of work for collaboration between students and blockchain industry.
What we do: Joint (research) projects
How we do it: Connect talent with the blockchain industry
Establish a platform that empowers students and alumni to shape the blockchain community in their local regions.
What we do: Local Hubs
How we do it: Engage Alumni to shape their local ecosystem
Initiate projects and offer playgrounds for innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities.
What we do: Proof-of-Concepts / Project work
How we do it: Prototyping in a safe space (optional: with industry partners)
Bring the leading thinkers in the blockchain industry together and build a strong community. Set the gold standard for blockchain education.
What we do: Virtual Community
How we do it: Connecting local hubs on a global scale with the blockchain ecosystem
GBI Singapore
GBI Russia
GBI Thailand
GBI South Africa
GBI Estonia
GBI Iraq
GBI Colombia
GBI Finland
GBI Japan
GBI Project Lead
GBI Germany
GBI Germany
GBI Ethiopia
GBI Balkans
GBI Philippines
GBI Switzerland
GBI Balkans
GBI USA
GBI Germany & Switzerland
GBI South Africa
GBI UK & China
GBI Iran
GBI Austria
Initiator
GBI India
GBI Turkey
GBI Canada
GBI Zambia
GBI Switzerland
GBI Namibia
GBI Central America and Caribbean
Technical Community Lead
GBI France
Philosopher
Director of the Nano Foundation
Partner & Leader at PwC Legal Switzerland
Partner at SNGLR Group
Global Blockchain Academy
Project FUKUROKUJU is active in Japan as Tokyo Blockchain Academy, in Rwanda as Kigali Blockchain Academy and in Colombia ass Colombia Blockchain Academy.
Project FUKUROKUJU is empowering members to bring basic blockchain education to all corners of the globe. Our members partner with local universities and other education partners to deliver structured and unstructured blockchain programs to help learners be part of the blockchain technology revolution.
Digital Art Trade with Solidarity
VIGEE.ART is a non-profit digital art ecosystem where digital artwork like drawings, paintings, music and books and their immutably transferable proof of ownership can be exhibited, auctioned and sold with built-in solidarity giving back to the artist community. The platform allows an artist to publish and tokenize their artwork with low transaction fees and a build in solidarity mechanism.
Transaction fees are automatically adapted based on the contribution into the solidarity fund by the artist. The Community then votes on a quarterly basis for artists or projects to which funds would be distributed to. Furthermore, artists also benefit of royalty fees whenever their artwork is being traded on further, obtaining royalties accordingly.
Anonymous Access to Healthcare Services
At GBI, we understand that any effective solution by public health care should build on fundamental human behaviour, customs, and privacy. PANACEA is changing how medical check-ups and HIV tests are carried out through anonymous medical consultation and HIV self-tests. Users can keep and control their sensitive medical test results and only share them with those they want.
Despite the enormous efforts and resources mobilised, privacy, cultural and customs challenges still hinder healthcare services to solve basic public health problems. Two notable examples are adolescent pregnancy and stalling of reductions in new HIV infections. According to WHO, nearly 12 million girls aged 15 to 19 years give birth each year in developing regions, while an estimate of 38 million people living with HIV leading to 2 million new HIV infections and 1 million HIV-related deaths annually.
P2P cross-border small trading
Cross-border trade in Africa is ineffective due to the drastic challenges ranging from lengthy customs clearing processes to a multitude of intermediaries. Consequently, small cross-border traders find it impracticable to compete with the big fishes.
MERCURIUS removes the barriers which hinder the efficient cross-border trade across Africa. Project MERCURIUS connects small scale producers, manufacturers, suppliers, consumers, and buyers directly without the need for intermediaries such as the brokerage and sales agents. Therefore, MERCURIUS enables all cross-border trade stakeholders such as transporters, insurance companies, customs agents, and Revenue Authorities to carry out peer to peer secured cross border transactions from the country of origin to destination.
