105 organizations representing the full distributed ledger technology (DLT) ecosystem, today announced their commitment to a new platform, the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA). Launched with a ceremonial digital signing at the European Commission headquarters, INATBA will promote the use of blockchain technology by developing a predictable, transparent, and trust-based global framework.
Hosted at the European Commision Headquarters, the signing ceremony included a keynote speech from the European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, Mariya Gabriel, and remarks from Director-General, Roberto Viola. Following this, the signatures of the INATBA members, including iPoint CEO Joerg Walden's, were hashed on several distributed ledgers to formally launch the organization. „Since we view Blockchain as an important enabler of the Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals, iPoint is very excited to be a founding member of INATBA“, Joerg Walden, CEO of iPoint and co-founder of Blockchain startup CircularTree, states. “Blockchain has the potential to make products, processes, and services more trusted, transparent, and traceable and thereby stimulate new business models which can contribute to sustainable economic growth.”
“We are thrilled to see that over 100 companies and organizations have partnered together to help develop the framework for distributed ledger technologies in Europe,” said Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society. “It clearly signifies that blockchain technology will be a driving force for our economy in the coming years, and through INATBA we will be able to foster an environment that encourages the application of the technology across the EU member states.”
This initiative also has the strong support from leading international organizations. The European Commission, the World Bank, the OECD, the UN World Food Program, UNFCCC, UNICEF, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the OECD have joined INATBA's Governmental Advisory Board. All EU Member States and the European Blockchain Partnership are expected to join as governmental advisors.
The initiative for INATBA came from several participants in the EU Blockchain Industry Round Table, a European Commission hosted group, which has been working to identify the right conditions for blockchain technologies to flourish. The announcement by major Blockchain providers, large-scale users, start-ups and business and sectoral associations is a clear endorsement of the role INATBA will play in unlocking the potential of DLT across business and society.
The organizations listed below have declared their commitment to develop interoperability and sector-specific guidelines and standards, transparent and inclusive governance and ongoing constructive dialogue with authorities and regulators, to ensure that INATBA will be a significant driver of blockchain innovation and adoption internationally.
INATBA has mandated itself with three chief objectives:
Promote an open, transparent and inclusive global model of governance for blockchain and other distributed ledger technology infrastructures and applications. A model that reflects the shared interests of stakeholders from industry, start-ups and SMEs, civil society organizations, governments and international organisations.
Support the development and adoption of interoperability guidelines, specifications and global standards, to enhance trusted, traceable, user-centric digital services. Upholding an open, transparent and inclusive method of multi-stakeholder cooperation.
Develop sector-specific guidelines and specifications for the development and acceleration of trusted sectorial blockchain and DLT applications in specific sectors (i.e. financial services, health, supply chain, energy and financial inclusion).
iPoint is very excited to be a founding member of INATBA. Together with the other founding organizations (see below), we call other like-minded Blockchain stakeholders to join INATBA to drive the development and deployment Blockchain across the globe. Learn more about how your organization can get involved in INATBA to boost innovation and exploitation of blockchain technology here.
The 105 founding organizations include:
21 Consulting GmbH
AB InBev (Anheuser-Busch InBev)
AboutGovernance B.V.
ACCENTURE
ACCORD PROJECT, LLC
ALASTRIA
ALIS Co., Ltd.
Ambrosus (Represented by Innolab Engineering SARL)
BANK FRICK & CO AG
Barclays Services Limited
BBFA LTD
BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.)
Berkeley Research Group (UK) Ltd. (thinkBRG)
Billon Group Ltd
Billon Sp. z o.o
Bitfury Holding B.V.
Blockchain Bundesverband e.v. (Bundesblock)
Blockchain Centre Vilnius
Blockchain Hungary Association
BLOCKCHAIN ITALIA SRL
Blockchance UG
Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH
BOTLabs GmbH
BPCE
BUIDL, Ltd.
Caisse des dépôts et consignations
CARDANO Stiftung
CASHLINK Technologies GmbH
Česká fintech asociace, z.s.
Chaintip B.V.
Climate Change Coalition (Novasphere)
COALA (Coalition d'Applications Le´gales Automatise´es)
COCIR (European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry)
COCUS Aktiengesellschaft
Coinarmy Bilisim Teknolojileri Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
COMPELLIO SA
ConsenSys AG
Datafloq B.V.
DECENT International, a.s.
DEON DIGITAL
Deutsche Börse AG
Deutsche Telekom AG
DIGITAL GRID Corporation
DLC Distributed Ledger Consulting GmbH
DNV GL Business Assurance Group AS
ECLIPSE FOUNDATION
ECSDA (European Central Securities Depositories Association)
EFN (FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ASSOCIATIONS INFIRMIERES )
ELECTRINA HOLDINGS DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
ENGIE
ENTERPRISE ETHEREUM ALLIANCE INC.
ERTICO (European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Coordination
EVAN GmbH
Everis Belgique
Fractal Blockchain GmbH
Fujitsu Technology Solutions
FUTURE ENERGY FOUNDATION LIMITED
Gnosis Limited
GuardTime AS
IBM
Intesa SanPaolo
IOTA Foundation
IPDB Foundation e.V. (Interplanetary Database Foundation e.V.)
iPoint-systems gmbh
ITALIA 4 BLOCKCHAIN
Jolocom GmbH
Konfidio UG
Kriptomat
Kunfud Cero Seis, SL
LEDGER
Lisk Stiftung
L'OREAL
Lukso Blockchain GmbH
LYNKEUS
MADANA UG
NEC EUROPE LTD
Odilia GmbH
ParkinGO International SA
QPQ Limited
QUANT NETWORK LTD
R3 LLC
Raoof Consultancy Limited
Repsol SA
Riddle & Code GmbH
Ripple Labs Inc.
RoyaltyRange (Intangible Range Ltd.)
S. ESTEBAN CONSULTING LIMITED
SAP SE
Scrypt.Media
SIA S.p.A.
slock.it GmbH
Sovrin Foundation
Stablecoin Integration servies Danmark IVS
Stichting FIBREE
STOKR S.A.
Summitto B.V.
SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)
Tangany GmbH
TechGDPR DPC GmbH
Telefónica SA
thinkBLOCKtank
Unibright IT GmbH
Volksbank Mittweida eG
WE.TRADE INNOVATION
Yoti Ltd