Most of us went to school, and most of us know that every class has the same types of people in it. Every class has the popular kid, the boasting kid, and the shy, smart kid. Imagine these three children being in blockchain class. Bitcoin would be the popular kid, drawing a lot of attention and respect. He is not always paying attention in class, but he gets by with the required grades and passes most of the tests. He doesn’t unlock his full potential in blockchain class, but he doesn’t really care — he gets where he wants to be. The boaster is always bragging about his grades and inflating his achievements, confident he will get far in life. Well, we all know from high school reunions how that guy turns out, right? The shy, smart child is always finishing his homework, being respectful to the teacher, and getting good grades. He knows he excels at what he does, but it is not in his character to boast about his results (or he is not very good at it). In this article, I am going to do the boasting for him — meaning, for Waltonchain.

Maybe Waltonchain has too much going on for most people to really grasp its scope. Maybe its marketing is not the best in the crypto space. Maybe the language barrier is an issue. To be honest, what matters most is that people understand the scope of the project. Waltonchain is already contracted by multiple Chinese provinces and municipalities to offer IoT + blockchain solutions for their cities and industrial zones. Fact is: This is not well known. In this article, I hope to inform people about Waltonchain’s current government contracts and why this matters a lot.

Government contracts

Currently, Waltonchain is involved in three government-backed projects:

“Cross Strait” program involving a cooperation between China and Taiwan to make Zhangzhou the Silicon Valley of blockchain

“Smart Oceans” program to make a blockchain incubator/R&D base

Air pollution program in the Jiangsu Province

Cross Strait Program

Waltonchain released the news by means of a casual tweet on the 20th of November stating:

In a joint effort with Taiwan Cloud Service Association, Waltonchain implementation team Xiamen IoT Technology will work with the Zhangzhou Municipal Government to become the first blockchain industrial park and incubator in Fujian province. #WTC #IoT #tech #Chinacrypto.

There are many important elements that need to be dissected from this tweet. Firstly, the city of Zhanghou. Zhangzhou is a city with 4.81 million inhabitants (2010) and is situated in the Fujian province. The location of the Fujian province is interesting when we take a look at its position in China: nearest to Taiwan and close to Hong Kong. The goal of Zhangzhou (located in Fujian) is to become the Silicon Valley of blockchain. They will do this by linking Taiwan to mainland China in a “Cross Strait” program. Together with the Taiwan Cloud Service Association, Waltonchain will lead this project, enabling Fujian to become the first blockchain industrial park.

Zhangzhou, Fujian location in relation to Taiwan

The Taiwan Cloud Service Association (or Cloud Computing Association Taiwan; CCAT) is the key industry association through which the company “provides policy-making feedback to the government and boasts a strong roster that contains more than 150 ICT companies in Taiwan, including the three main service providers, Chung-Hwa Telecom, Taiwan Fixed Networks and FarEasTone Telecommunications […] and several international companies such as Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, NEC and Fujitsu.”

Important information to take from this partnership is to understand that CCAT advises the government. Both the Taiwanese and Chinese governments are working together in the “Cross Strait” program and through companies such as Waltonchain.

Smart Oceans Program

Waltonchain has more going on in the Fujian Province. Recently, Waltonchain released the news that they have been contracted by the government of Fujian to build a “Smart Oceans” or “Smart Maritime” blockchain incubator/R&D base. And, they are working with the Zhangzhou Municipal Government (located in Fujian) to make this city the Silicon Valley of blockchain technology. Are you still keeping up? Good, because that’s not all of it.

Jinhu Development Zone

Besides a cooperation with the Fujian government, Waltonchain is also contracted by the Jiangsu province to build IoT-connected smart-air purification solutions along with air monitoring in the Jinhu Development Zone. Air pollution is a big problem in the densely populated cities of China. Waltonchain proposed the concept of “valued IOT” that focuses on introducing blockchain technology to address the centralized problems faced by IOT during development. The head of Jinhu County, Xu Yajun, has personally expressed his congratulations for the successful signing of the project by both parties and said that the appropriate departments would provide full support and coordination to the project (and thus to Waltonchain). This support will guarantee a smooth implementation of the project.

In the near future, the air-purifier project of the Jinhu Development Zone will combine Waltonchain technology with access to a corresponding app, thereby making it possible for users to check air conditions in their home from their phone (VIoT application). The air purifier can be controlled at multiple ends, and big data will be applied in the air purifiers so that the degree of air purity can be checked in real time. Waltonchain is essentially building an app that lets users view the air purity in their home and send big data to the local government, which in turn, contributes to the building of a green city. With the objective of a green home, the project blends:

IoT

IT technology

Household appliances

This is one example of how IoT, RFID and blockchain can contribute to a healthier environment. China has huge issues with air pollution, and Waltonchain’s solutions could be used throughout the country.

Recent updates on collaborations with the government

On December 15th, Dr. Kim and Mr. Xu of Waltonchain met with Vice Minister Guo from the Business Organization Department of the Xiang’an District Government in Xiamen, and the director for the Entreprise Service Centre, Director Liu (Xiamen is also located in the Fujian Province). Over there, the two awarded Dr. Kim with a certificate of leading entrepreneurial talent for his work as a technical consultant for Silicon and Waltonchain. Important to note is that Silicon is a Waltonchain subsidiary. Besides that, Waltonchain was also awarded investment capital and the title of Elite Talents by the Fujian government.