Universa, a blockchain platform in Russian, has has signed a 10-year renewable strategic partnership with Tunisia Internet Agency (ATI), government body run by the Ministry of Communications.

As per the agreement, ATI will provide hosting services and develop value-added services for Universa in the field of blockchain, digital economy, and digitization of paperwork. While, the Universa platform will build additional applications and services and integrate them into new technological programs such as e-certification and digital economy.

Moreover, the two organizations will also work on joint projects such as blockchain as a service (BaaS). BaaS will include services like digital currency, digital identity, smart cities and e-governance.

Earlier in December, Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank Group partnered with Tunisian startup iFinTech Solutions for interbank blockchain tools