According to the organization, "As part of our 4.0 technology development initiatives, we want to talk to Blockchain / Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), especially in the agri-food and manufacturing industries, about its application in product traceability and smart contracts; more ".

The day consisted of two double lectures and a final round table with a round of questions. The first talk was entitled "How Blockchain Platforms Are Being Built to Bring the Reality of an SME closer". The speakers were Montse Guardia Güell (CEO and co-founder of Big Onion and the ELLIS Foundation) and Eduardo Aginako of Blockchain (Basque Vocational Training) in Tknika.

As Montse Guardia points out, "the most important thing is not what the word Blockchain means, but its impact," and "how this technology can bring about a very rapid change in the exponential growth of an SME or micro SME economy."

"The world, digitally, is creating new tools, one of which is Blockchain. We need to understand what it does; registration, traceability, token capabilities and the ability to identify yourself. With that, any business will find solutions to problems we don't know," he said. Guards.

Eduardo Aginako, among other things, dealt with smart contracts, where "it's interesting to record an exchange, a relationship, transactions ... for life. The data entered cannot be changed to keep the chains running." Therefore, "care must be taken with the protection of data, as personal data cannot be removed if they are entered. Therefore, we need programmers who are dedicated to computer science from vocational training," Aginako added.

A vision for the future

The second roundtable was "A holistic view of the coming years. A macroeconomic perspective for DLT technology for all" by Javier Sánchez Orienta, co-founder of the Alastria Foundation and a member of Alastria's board member Luis Garvía and director of the ICADE Master's in Financial Risk.

The purpose of this roundtable was to delve into the “great potential of a verified Internet”. "The serious need for a national public-private digital DLT platform that supports applications, the necessary legal implications of smart contracts, and the opportunity to successfully open up to the global market." Two ways of looking at DLT solutions and Blockchain, but never antagonistic, but complementary, to help you understand the scenario that is taking shape in Spain and Europe.

Javier Sánchez affirmed, "We are part of a fantastic movement towards a smart economy. The first element is the Blockchain, which detects all possible resources and cannot be manipulated. A series of algorithms can be applied to this blockchain. "The last level is when we talk about 5G or 6G, when the machines start talking to each other."

Luis Garvía, for his part, pointed out that "the main element of all this is the Internet, and I like to compare it with the press when it changed what changed the world. , which has accelerated this process of change over time. We are experiencing a real renaissance in the digital world. "

Consequences

In the discussion, they raised the question of whether the Blockchain has a dark side, and acknowledged that “regulation is one of the big issues”. Finally, "One of the things Blockchain wants to do is economies of scale, and this technology is about decentralizing processes without having to go through a central system. Traceability, loyalty, certification ... are all that an SME can achieve by joining Blockchain. some benefits ".