During his trip to the United Nations, æternity’s Global Ambassador, Julio Alejandro addressed a panel comprised of diplomats, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and European Commission directors.

Julio explained how æternity and public blockchain technology can support the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals to combat poverty, gender equality, climate change, and facilitate decent economic growth in developing countries and regions.

The goal of the conference workshop was to create “logical frameworks, funding strategies, implementing partners, and action plans” with the use of blockchain technology. æternity was awarded a certificate for its participation.

During the event Julio articulated æternity’s willingness to become one of the most socially responsible public blockchain globally.

Latinomics

Latinomics, a UN Partnered organization and the largest Latin American organization in Europe, selected æternity’s representative to become their Advisor (Mentor) on Blockchain and Disruptive Technologies. This position will help Julio to continue promoting and representing æternity’s blockchain vision in the United Nations and multilateral international forums.

In an informal meeting after the talk, Julio explained how scalable smart-contracts can be applied in order to address issues of poverty, youth unemployment, and regional economic growth. Governments and human rights organizations from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile participated in the discussion.