In a world that has been upended for more than two years and the pandemic has been followed by war, economic and social instability is greater than ever before. Faced with this situation and with the change in the production model brought about by digitalization, it is important for Europe to show a strong situation. This was one of the main messages launched yesterday at the Digital Zone facilities. 33rd Ciriec International Congress Public Economics, Cooperatives and Social Economy, which will be held in Valencia from 13-15 June.
One of the experts attending the event was Alicante University Commercial Law professor Carmen Pastor. blockchain technology. In his speech, the teacher underlined public-private cooperation in this field, which is a key area to face the challenges that will arise in the post-war and post-pandemic era. “As of January 2020, we are discovering that life is not permanent, that we are on a roller coaster and could lose everything at any moment: fundamental rights, infrastructure, energy supply…” Shepherd began his intervention.
The expert claims that he is faced with this scenario of uncertainty. flexible structures and in one of its most dominant areas, blockchain networks, its description is clear: they must be 100% European in the face of the technological threat represented by two giants, the United States and Asia. “It is important that they are 100% European as they are critical networks. Everything, its design, servers and data must be on European soil. I don’t want to worry, but it is important that the technology is decentralized and that we have the tools for it,” the teacher added in her speech.
As Pastor defended in his speech at the event yesterday, he runs the BAES Group (Blockchain Applied to Public Administrations and Companies) of the Alicante academic institution, which is working towards achieving a full European blockchain standard. Digital Zone. For the expert, the present moment at the technological level, to which the power of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data must be added, goes beyond a simple industrial revolution and points more towards a civilizational change.
Partnership
Prior to Professor Pastor’s intervention, Rafa Climent, Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labor, took the floor. “Collaboration and enabling technologies, FUE Blockchain project Sponsored by UA’s Baes Group. “These tools have the purpose of providing transparency to the processes they intervene in,” he said. The public advancing in an economy with a human face that supports a fairer distribution of income and offers answers to the challenges posed by the 21st century, aging, migration, digital exclusion and climate change.
«The social economy and the world of cooperatives have long argued that work efficiency is based on solidarity, responsibility or social solidarity‘, added Climent, before emphasizing that Generalitat’s commitment also goes through an economic model that is ‘more participatory and responsible at the social level’.
Ana Berenguer, General Manager of Analysis and Public Policy, also took the floor at the presentation of the congress to be held in Valencia in mid-June. “Technology allows us to create a networked country with a large number of interconnected points to solve problems. regional imbalances‘ he pointed.