Interview With Daniel Marco On the State of Blockchain in Catalonia

Several years ago, a blockchain strategy for Catalonia was revealed to the world, presenting a comprehensive outline of how a government - albeit a local one - can in time switch to being an e-government.

The first rumors around blockchain implementation in Catalonia appeared a few years ago and were later confirmed by an official statement.

Daniel Marco: Well, we are learning how blockchain can be applied.

DM: For us, digital identity is a key project of our blockchain strategy, but it's also a pillar for the overall digital approach because it will not only be helpful for just blockchain and other ledger projects.

For us, it's quite relevant that all the technology companies that we have in Catalonia have this blockchain approach.

From the side of the citizens, civic movements are using blockchain technologies to develop their activities, and the mass media was reporting on the app Tsunami, which they are using.

Adding an extra twist to the Catalan blockchain issue is a proposed law that seeks to grant the government the rights to turn on the internet-censorship guillotine.

The Internet of Things, 5G and blockchain combined together can provide all the necessary tools to form a digital government.

DM: Regarding e-voting and blockchain e-voting - because they're two separate things - the technology is there.

It is starting to develop blockchain solutions, but the main projects that they are doing are not with blockchain.