According to the latest report, Input-Output Global (IOG), the software company behind Cardano (ADA), is nearing the end of the implementation phase of its relationship with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education to use the blockchain-based utility to improve the country’s educational system.- is the implementation phase with the Ministry or in the utility. Reconcile
Cardano sealed the deal in April last year to help create a blockchain-based digital identity for 5 million students and teachers in Ethiopia.
Using Atala PRISM built on top of the Cardano blockchain, a national attainment recording system will be created by IOG to enable the Ministry of Education to monitor school performance, review grades, and promote nationwide education.
The director of African operations at IOG, John O’Connor, spoke expressively about the progress of the partnership and other related developments.
He said the software company had been working diligently and tirelessly with the Ethiopian Government to integrate the national attainment recording system with national identity systems and national data protection laws.
John O’Connor said the company has been working with the Government since last month to train students, schoolmasters, mistresses, and teachers on how to use the platform.
He pointed out that the training should be completed this month to give room for the rollout of the platform for students over the next two months. The firm aims to fully onboard 1 to 2 million students, which is still within the agreement made in the partnership.
In late April 2021, the public was informed about the signing of the cooperation agreement with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education. As previously stated, the cooperation was formed to establish a blockchain-based national ID and accomplishment tracking system.
The alliance aims to introduce the Cardano blockchain to over 5 million pupils and 750,000 teachers. The purchase was described at the time as the world’s largest blockchain deployment.