An Australian university has become one of a “select group” of education institutions to pilot a new Blockchain-based student records scheme.
As part of a plan to streamline the selection process for potential employers , the University of Melbourne will make a raft of student qualification information available at a glance through a secure digital system.
“In a future where career ‘churn’ and constant technical and organizational innovation are the norm , employers are looking for ways to verify the know-how and skills of employees at a very granular level ,” pro-vice chancellor Gregor Kennedy said quoted by ARN.
The scheme is being developed in cooperation with US startup Learning Machine , itself affiliated with MIT’s Media Lab. An initial trial will take place in July , with a “full rollout” slated for 2018 , the publication reports.
“Anyone who needs to verify official records , such as employers , can quickly check the validity and authenticity of each certificate ,” Learning Machine’s Business Development and Cultural Anthropologist Dr. Natalie Smolenski continued.
As would be expected of a Blockchain project , the future database will be tamper-proof , being able to detect changes to information which would then cause a fault in the employer verification request.
“Any attempt to change , embellish , or otherwise misrepresent a micro-credential represented by a certificate will cause the verification to fail ,” Smolenski added.
MIT itself meanwhile has been pioneering more unusual use cases for disruptive technology.
In March , it held the so-called Disobedience Awards , which gave a prize of $250 ,000 as a reward to a successful “extraordinary example of disobedience for the benefit of society.”
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