China News Service, Hefei, November 26 (Reporter Zhang Jun) On November 25, 2020, the first blockchain industry summit and the first blockchain innovation application competition were held in Hefei. Experts, scholars and industry representatives from the blockchain field More than 200 people attended the meeting.

  It is understood that the first blockchain innovation application competition in 2020 is organized by Hefei Economic and Information Technology Bureau, Hefei Data Resources Bureau, Hefei Big Data Assets Operation Co., Ltd., China Information Association Blockchain Professional Committee, Hefei Big Data Industry Hosted by the Party Committee.

  The competition focuses on breakthroughs in the research and development of key core technologies such as big data, blockchain, data security, and artificial intelligence. It will promote the establishment of blockchain technology and an industrial development ecological environment, actively explore the practical application of key common technologies such as blockchain, and promote the digital economy development of.

  The competition will be open to national universities, research institutes, companies, individuals, etc., solicit blockchain application innovation programs, applications and products, etc., gather young teams with dreams, innovations, and capabilities to break blockchain institutions , Information barriers between enterprises and universities promote the standardized development of the blockchain industry.

  Zhao He, deputy director of the Information Center of the Hefei Institute of Material Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a keynote report on "Technical Advantages of Blockchain and Prospects for Industrial Applications".

Zhao He said that in the future, the financial and trade industry will continue to lead the industry demand for blockchain, and blockchain will also be widely used in smart government and smart cities.

  According to statistics, as of the end of September 2020, there are 731 companies operating and surviving in Anhui that include blockchain in their company names, business scope and brands/products, and 47 companies with software copyrights.

At present, 4 entities and 9 services in Anhui have passed the national blockchain information service filing.

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