ACCESS Newswire
20 Jan 2020, 22:13 GMT+10
SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA / ACCESSWIRE / January 20, 2020 / On January 15th, 2020, the United Nations Sustainable Development Blockchain Forum was held at the UN headquarters in New York. The forum was jointly organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations Development Program and other United Nations departments, in collaboration with the Blockchain Alliance International (BAI), the Hong Kong Blockchain Association and the GSR Matrix Fund. This forum aimed to discuss the significance of blockchain technology in realizing the sustainable development goals of the UN.
The 2030 Agenda of the UN emphasizes that technology innovation plays an important role in sustainable development, especially blockchain (distributed ledger) technology. Initially, blockchain technology was mainly used for trading of digital currency. In recent years, there are more and more application scenarios, some of which have already been applied to the implementation of the UN sustainable development plan, such as reducing food waste, ensuring the sustainable development of production and production process by means of tracing raw materials, encouraging companies to adopt sustainable ways to do production, ensuring consumers have access to the information about sustainable lifestyles, and providing legal and financial services to refugees and people in poor areas.
Mr. Ender Xu (left), founding chairman of the Global Blockchain Investment Alliance and managing partner of GSR Matrix Fund accepted the certificate and award issued by Ambassador Alexandru Cujba
In order to support the UN to achieve the goal of global sustainable development, as the major sponsor of this forum and one of the ten major initiators of the United Nations Blockchain Alliance International , as well as the only one organization focuses on investing in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and Internet of Things(IOT), GSR Matrix Fund announced the official launch of the investment plan of sustainable development of digital economy globally. The founding chairman of the Global Blockchain Investment Alliance and the managing partner of GSR Matrix Fund Mr. Ender Xu, on behalf of the fund, accepted the certificate and award issued by Ambassador Alexandru Cujba, the host of the conference, the chairman of the United Nations Blockchain Alliance International, the vice president of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly, and the former vice president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Mr. Jay Liang, managing partner of GSR Matrix Fund, and Ms. Aimee Jin, vice president of GRS Digital Fund attended the forum as well. Mr. Liang said in a keynote speech on global inclusive development of fin-tech on behalf of the Hong Kong Blockchain Association HKBA: 'Blockchain is not only a technological innovation, but also a social reform. Combined with artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud computing and other cutting-edge technologies, blockchain can enable people to enjoy financial services equally, promote the widespread sharing of capital, and further break the traditional relations of production. '
Mr. Jay Liang, founding chairman of the Hong Kong Blockchain Association is delivering a keynote speech
Currently, the threshold for financial services is high. However, blockchain as a machine of trust, will break borders of nations and create a full-coverage financial service system by low-cost and high-efficient digital currencies. GSR Matrix Fund is based on the principles of deep cultivation, value-driven, and technology empowerment, focusing on value investment in high-growth areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, big data and the Internet of Things. Taking this forum as an opportunity, GSR Matrix Fund will take the promotion of sustainable development as its goal, promote the application and practice of innovative technologies such as blockchain globally, and build a digital economy that will benefit the world.
Contact:
GSR Matrix Fund
Cathy Sun+1 (321) 800-3487
[email protected]
SOURCE: GSR Matrix Fund
Get a daily dose of Raleigh Times news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Raleigh Times.
More InformationTOKYO, Japan: Toyota is weighing plans to build the next-generation RAV4 SUV in the United States, according to three people familiar...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ford is recalling more than 148,000 vehicles across two safety campaigns, according to a notice issued by the National...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: Archer Aviation has announced plans to start an air-taxi service in New York City, working with United Airlines....
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's TSMC reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Thursday, driven by booming demand for AI-related...
LONDON - Google is facing a multibillion-pound legal challenge in the UK over allegations it misused its dominance in online search...
Lyft is making its first move into Europe with the purchase of mobility platform FreeNow, a nearly $200 million deal that signals a...
WASHINGTON DC - In a bid to combat illegal border crossings, the Trump Administration has enacted an emergency transfer of some 110,000...
DALLAS, Texas--- The Texas health department has reported a slight rise in the number of measles cases statewide, rising to 561 from...
As Marylanders filed their income tax returns this week or asked for extensions, a national tally showed where some of their tax dollars...
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith was declared the winner of the...
(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images) Rowdy Tellez hit a grand slam in a five-run 12th inning and the visiting Seattle Mariners...
(Photo credit: Dave Nelson-Imagn Images) New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe might be scuffling at the plate, but those struggles...