{"id":1059,"date":"2016-08-10T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/2016\/08\/dubai-government-to-develop-blockchain-applications.html"},"modified":"2020-09-13T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T13:52:33","slug":"dubai-government-to-develop-blockchain-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/dubai-government-to-develop-blockchain-applications.html","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Government to develop Blockchain applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Dubai government<\/b> announced a <b>$275m startup investment<\/b> fund to invest and develop <b>blockchain <\/b>projects.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Revealed a few days ago, the <b>Dubai Future Foundation<\/b> launched the <b>Dubai Future Accelerators <\/b>project, a 12-week startup program that aims at encouraging innovation, including the blockchain.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks also to a partnership with the <b>Dubai Holding<\/b>, this program wants to promote the development of business ideas related to <b>transportation, law, education and public utilities<\/b>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project accepts ideas from companies; and the approved applicants will spend three months developing projects that are eligible for further funding.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spokerpersons explained that applications have to include <b>efforts to improve smart meters, smart cities and business process, by using the blockchain.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This project came after the Dubai Future Foundation decision to promote the distributed ledger development.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foundation, in fact, is one of the most active agencies to study blockchain technology, also thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/dubai-government-backs-expansive-blockchain-tech-research-effort\/\">Global Blockchain Council<\/a> (GBC) overseen by its <b>Museum of the Future project<\/b>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier, the GBC revelated seven projects created by prominent area businesses and startups.<\/div>\n<p>Open your free digital wallet <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/app#!\/signup\">here<\/a> to store your cryptocurrencies in a safe place.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai government announced a $275m startup investment fund to invest and develop blockchain projects. 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