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Sony Started Using Blockchain for Hassle-Free Education Certificates

Sony Global Education, a division of the Japanese electronics giant Sony Corporation, announced a new blockchain technology to share educational data with third parties.

Sony teamed up with Holberton School, an alternative software engineering school, and Bitproof, a blockchain notary in issuing blockchain based academic certificates to its graduates.

MIT Media Lab has also begun issuing digital certificates, and in July 2015, they began issuing ‘coins’, that serve as physical versions of their digital certificates, to members of their community.

What can blockchain bring to the table?

Blockchain has the potential to change everything when it comes to how we receive or share our educational qualifications. As an example, in a few months’ time, I will be taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). If I pass this test, I will be issued with a one-time paper certificate that I can make photocopies of and share with potential employers or Japanese schools for further education. However, apart from the fact that I need to make photocopies, I also need to take care of this certificate, because, if I lose it or it gets damaged, it is difficult, time-consuming and expensive to get a duplicate. If JLPT issued a digital certificate, which could be verified through a private or a public blockchain, my life would be considerably simpler. I would have no paper certificates to worry about and potential employers and schools could just look at my results if they had access to the JLPT blockchain. There is evidence to point out that it is already happening.

“After taking an examination to demonstrate his or her academic proficiency level, an individual could direct the testing organization to share the test results with one or more third-party evaluating organizations.”

– Sony Global Education

Full read: http://cointelegraph.com/news/sony-started-using-blockchain-for-hassle-free-education-certificates

Sony doesn't equal to Japan, and they are working with Holberton School which is based in San Francisco. I am not too sure if many Japaneses are into bitcoin...

The only bitcoin related news I heard, which was related to Japan, was the collapse of Mt.Gox, which was based in Japan.

sony equals japan + some other countries because they're from japan. face it.

http://themerkle.com/fisco-the-japanese-investment-support-services-provider-announces-plans-for-bitcoin-exchange/
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/25/japan-to-make-bitcoin-legal-currency
http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/03/02/japan-set-to-reconsider-stance-on-taxing-bitcoin/

Blockchain article.

Not Bitcoin.

better than nothing. this at least help  increase bitcoin present in Japan.

Bitcoin is already widely popular in Japan.

good news,but i'm not sure they interest with bitcoin,so many big companies just interest to blockchain technology,and its make blockchain more have strength to make other startup,i wish blockchain not forget about their focus on bitcoin.

Nope!
Blockchain is NOT Bitcoin.
When big companies talk about Blockchain they ALWAYS mean permissioned, controlled, centralized and in their favour!For no one else.
Face it!
Furthermore japanese government is already doing great steps forward regarding Bitcoin. Have you followed the news of the last weeks?
This Sony news is a **it compared to that and not worth to get mentioned.

I got the impression that Japan is not interested in bitcoin itself very much. There does seem to be some blockchain related stuff happening there. I love the Japanese style of taking something Western and making it their own. I think they'll come up with some cool stuff in the future.

Bitcoin as coin is an aspect of the whole block chain technology that isn't very much liked by governments, banks and large companies. They purely focus on the block chain as they see some real potential in it.

At least they don't try to double tax it like Australia did.
And after all the Gox drama Bitcoin is really doing some progress over there.

Remember this news: http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/03/04/cabinet-of-japan-greenlights-bitcoin-as-payment-method/ (http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/03/04/cabinet-of-japan-greenlights-bitcoin-as-payment-method/)

Thats the point, there is lot of companys trying to use the blockchain technology for his own purposes, in the end is a new tecnology that people could use, but this bring me a question, will people start to look at bitcoin with good eyes because those things happend or this will be perjudicial?

Yeah, that's what make Japan always be special among of western countries. They could develop technology, not like China that just imitate the other countries. About bitcoin, I think Japanese don't care too much on it, so I guess bitcoin is not popular there

But this one, is involving a big brand from Japan which will bring more attention to the people.

If the testing institutions get rid of the paper certificates altogether would be great. I think there is a limited amount of copies you can make from your original certificate for some of the most popular tests like TOEFL and IELTS. Digital certificates are just more convenient than paper-based ones.

Japan or any other country who adopts bitcoins openly are the ones who forecast the future. The more early they are IN bitcoins , the more benefit they will be getting the future.
This is a good news and we are surely be appear to hear more of these in near future.

Well we knew that banks were trying to take advantage of blockchain tecnology ,soo with sony doing some work with it just allow me to thinks that they are making the next step to make almost all thing to go virtual,the digital era,and well even not being connected with bitcoin it may help a lot it.

meh, it is just gonna be an altcoin using the technology like hundreds of other alts.
if you think altcoins are bringing more attention and popularity to bitcoin then this is going to help too.

Disagree. Sony is not equal to Japan... Is Microsoft equals to the US? Volkswagen equals to German? Kiwi equals to NZ (kiwi was actually native to China)?

Sony is a global company. Face it!

That's the impression they give off publicly, but they also say alot of other things publicly that are often exposed as being untrue.

Not only are there prominent commercial and investment banks involved with bitcoins, some of the world's most prominent 'central' banks are involved with bitcoin.

The bank of england's chief economist Andy Haldane has made many positive references to bitcoin and what with his ability to print british pounds into existence, im sure that they and all the other central banks can have a lot of fun pushing bitcoins price up and down over the next 10 years