telangana: Telangana to organise blockchain symposium, hackathon | Hyderabad News

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government will organise a virtual blockchain symposium, Un-Block 4.0, on October 21.
It will be followed by a two-week blockchain hackathon named HackDLT.
Un-Block 4.0 will have blockchain technology leaders share their insights and there will be panel discussions on topics such as how blockchain has changed the way we see transactional security and enterprise-to-enterprise (E2E), enterprise-to-government (E2G) and department-to-department (D2D) collaborations.
These discussions will also throw light on what the future holds for corporate contracts.
Meanwhile, HackDLT will be held from October 21 to November 2 to find solutions to various problem statements in the public sector.
It shall be conducted by DLT Labs with the support of the emerging technologies wing, ITE&C department, Telangana, to build a research community of blockchain enthusiasts.
Commenting on the programme, Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, ITE&C department, Telangana, said, “In times when data security and governance are of utmost importance, more governments and businesses are set to integrate rapid advancing technologies like blockchain to facilitate safe and secure transactions & operations using the distributed data management. This kind of integration of blockchain technology is something Telangana is looking out for. This hackathon is, therefore, the right platform to accelerate blockchain skills and solve public sector problems.”
Ajay Singh, co-founder and chief information officer, DLT LabsTM, said, “Un-Block 4.0 is a perfect platform for unveiling the power of blockchain by presenting various industrial-grade applications that are solution-centric which will prove to be beneficial to both private & public sectors.”