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THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TALENT BECAUSE OF HOW NOVEL THE TECHNOLOGY IS . THE TECHNOLOGY WAS CONCEPTUALISED HARDLY 13 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN UNDER SPECULATION FOR YEARS WITH NO ESTABLISHED PIPELINE FOR BLOCKCHAIN TALENT IN PLACE . may not know what to look for ( or the particular red flags ) due to their own lack of experience and knowledge .
“ There has been a 17 % increase in the last few years on projects utilising Blockchain . From acquiring infrastructure for transparency in information sharing , to digital assets deployment and many other use cases , Blockchain is earning its seat at the revolutionarytech table . The newly trained ABC cohort will therefore become an added value into the Blockchain ecosystem as they are open for new opportunities to support organisations in need of Blockchain expertise in Africa and globally ,” he said .
The Africa Blockchain Centre is welcoming Blockchain stakeholders to enrol in their ecosystem and help them gain in-depth knowledge of functional and technical aspects of Blockchain technology as well as access the capacity they need to deploy Blockchain solutions in their businesses and industries . p
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