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Description
A virtual event for all Hyperledger meetup groups in Africa hosted on December 20, 2022. The discussions includes an overview of blockchain technology and Hyperledger projects and about the community in Africa.
Topics covered:
1. Demystifying what blockchain technology is?
2. Understanding the architecture behind private blockchains
3. What is Hyperledger
4. Hyperledger Fabric Architecture
5. Community Building
6. Summary
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Hyperledger – Open Source Blockchain Technologies
Hyperledger is an open source community focused on developing a suite of stable frameworks, tools and libraries for enterprise-grade blockchain deployments.
It serves as a neutral home for various distributed ledger frameworks including Hyperledger Besu, Fabric, Sawtooth, Indy, as well as tools like Hyperledger Avalon, Cactus and libraries like Hyperledger Aries, Ursa. Learn more about Hyperledger projects: https://www.hyperledger.org/use
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B
Yes,
the
topic
of
today
is
demystifying
operator,
Technologies
And,
discussing
the
community
in
Africa,
so
the
most
basic
question.
Anyone
will
ask:
what's
blockchain,
as
you
are
aware,
blockchain
and
campuses
both
distributed
readers
and
smart
contracts.
This
will
range
it
readers,
it's
a
technology
where
The
Ledger
that
shares
the
common
information
is
shared
with
nodes
within
the
network
and
smart
contracts.
The
business
logic
that
that
explains
that
but
automatically
executes
within
the
nodes
to
to
reach
consensus
to
to
give
out
the
information.
B
That's
Square,
some
of
you
might
ask,
what's
a
distributed
region,
it's
it's!
It's
it's
an
open!
It's
a
document!
It's
a
shared
document
within
the
network
that
each
and
every
member
agrees
with.
So
basically
what
that's,
what
what's
a
simulator
is,
and
it's
a
log
of
transactions
in
in
our
other
terms,
so
cryptography
for
integrity.
So
it's
the
technology
that
blockchains
use
to
secure
the
communication
between
the
networks
for
those
of
us
who
deal
with
cryptography
and
today
today,
experience
so
for
for
blockchains
different
blockchains
Implement
different
cryptographic.
B
Systems
of
encryptions
to
secure
their
Communications,
but
the
most
common
ones
are
DS
and
AES,
as
well
as
medical
tree,
which
is
used
in
most
production
systems,
but
currently
with
privacy
coming
to
play.
Some
communities
are
implementing
zero
knowledge
proofs.
That
seki
was
the
the
communications
a
bit
better,
while
enhancing
privacy
without
this
with
zero
knowledge
provinces,
where
the
implementation
takes
into
account
privacy.
B
B
Like
the
copies
are
kept
with
within
the
network
within
the
members,
the
member
nodes
of
the
network,
so
what's
a
smart
contract.
This
is
the
big
question
of
the
day,
so
smart
controls
are
basically
automated
logic,
which
is
embedded
Within,
an
agreement
Within
within
a
digital
agreement
where
one
certain
conditions
are
made.
The
contract
is
executed,
it's
an
automatic
process
where,
if
certain
things
are
made
within
the
the
contract,
the
it's
executed.
B
B
So
in
this
use
case
we
have
like
in
the
farming
sector
if
a
certain
temperature
is
recorded,
what
happens
so
in
this
case,
if
temperature
prices
to
around
100
degrees
in
100
days,
a
contract
is
executed
and
the
insurer
pays
a
farmer,
a
certain
amount
of
money
and
the
the
most
obvious
question
most
people
ask:
where
does
the
smart
contract
get
the
information
from
when?
If,
if
the
temperature
is
100
degrees?
So
in
the
blockchain
ecosystem
we
have
oracles.
Oracles
are
trusted
sources
of
information.
B
B
So
this
is
another
question
which
most
people
ask
which,
where
most
people
equate
blockchain
to
cryptocurrency
for
those
who
have
been
within
who
have
been
within
been
within
the
loop
of
late
crypto.
The
cryptocurrency
market
has
been
really
crashing
down,
but
most
people
still
think
that
maybe
because
cryptocurrency
is
crashing,
maybe
we
shouldn't
borrowing
to
blockchain
technology.
B
But
for
those
who
know
what
blockchain
is
blockchain
is
a
technology
that
cryptocurrency
use
to
function,
so
blockchain
can
be
used
in
other
aspects
or
to
create
more
more
self-sustaining,
Solutions
and
more
distributed
Solutions
within
organization
with,
without
necessarily
using
the
cryptocurrency
end
of
things,
because
cryptocurrency
uses
blockchain
technology
to
to
run
but
trip,
but
blockchain
doesn't
use
cryptocurrency
to
run
so
you
can
build
Solutions
which
are
based
on
blockchain
technology,
without
necessarily
understanding
what's
happening
in
the
crypto
world.
So
I
think
that's
it.
B
B
Businesses
are
evolving
and
basically
the
new
technology
in
town
that
every
business
wants
to
try
is
blockchain
and
for
you
to
evolve
with
time
you
have
to
like
play
a
foundation
for
you
to
move
from
the
web
to
technology
to
M3,
because
it's
an
it's
an
area
where
most
companies
are
trying
to
to
see
how
best
they
can
fit
into
the
ecosystem.
Because,
early
on
during
the
web,
to
Advent
most
companies
who
are
like
okay,
Visa
technology,
you
are
trying
to
implement,
but
maybe
it
won't
work
but
with
technology.
B
Basically,
time
comes
when
we
have
to
move
on
from
sometimes
we're
doing
things
to
another
way
of
doing
things
and
the
the
modern
way
of
doing
things
now
is
using
blockchain
Technologies
to
win
to
to
remodel
businesses,
to
build
more
business,
Better,
Business
and
buyers.
So
I
think
it's
it's
it's
a
it's!
It's
a
point
in
time
where
this
technology
is
going
to
take
over
in
the
near
future
and
for
for
every
company
to
grow
and
scale.
B
You
have
to
implement
it
in
your
use
cases
so
where,
where
has
been
blockchain
adopted,
I
think
because
blockchain
is
taking
a
very,
very
major
strides
majorly
in
Financial
Services
Supply
Chain
Health,
Care,
Environmental
Conservation,
so
social
media
is
coming
up.
Metaverse
is
it's
it's
accounting
storm
like
also
in
the
social
media,
industry
I.
Think
blockchain
is
doing
great,
because
major
companies
are
trying
to
to
see
the
best
way
they
can
decentralize
their
operations.
B
B
Blockchain
is
going
to
like
take
much
of
it's
going
to
take
over
the
financial
in
Industries,
mostly
because
people
don't
trust
Banks
anymore,
so
they
need
a
way
that
is
more
transparent,
more
honest,
more
clear
for
them
to
throw
conclusions
as
well
as
the
information
they
share
with
these
Banks,
which
necessary
Banks
don't
need,
but
you
have
to
share
for
you
to
be
for
the
traditional
Banks
to
to
serve
you
better,
but
with
blockchain
technology.
I
think
you
will
just
share
the
information
that
the
banks
need
for
you
to
deliver.
Services
you
want.
B
B
Its
models
is
it's
a
as
a
way
to
pass
away.
Private
networks
could
enhance
companies,
growth
of
companies
and
gave
them
a
a
platform,
a
platform
where
they
could
develop
and
grow
their
Solutions.
So
basically
I
believe
that
what
a
pleasure
does
it
gives
a
chance
to
communities
to
build
Solutions
which
are
tailored
to
their
problems.
So
basically
that's
what
iPlayer
does
and
much
more
so
hyperleda
is
hosted
by
the
Rena.
The
Linux
Foundation.
B
They
are
I,
think
I
think
now
it
has
been
a
while
so
I,
probably
just
grown
significantly
with
a
lot
of
predict
in
the
ecosystem,
soon
I'm
going
to
move
really
fast
for
yeah,
the
Technologies
incubated
by
the
hyperether
foundations
we
have
based
to
which,
which
allows
both
public
and
private
networks
for,
for
the
sake
of
quality,
I'm,
going
to
elaborate
something
about
public
public
blockchains
and
private
blockchains,
as
well
as
permissioned
blockchain.
So
for
public
Productions,
these
are
more
open
source.
Everyone
can
join.
B
B
These
are
blockchains
that
you
that
are
hosted
within
an
organization.
So
basically
the
organization
is
permissions
and
privileges
of
those
who
can
join
and
leave
the
network
as
well.
We
have
the
permission
blockchain.
These
are
blockchains
that
once
that
it's
it's
a
mixture
of
hybrid
and
private
networks
coming
together.
So,
basically,
for
you
to
be
part
of
the
network,
a
certain
Network
you
have
to
be
given
for
permission
ultimately,
but
they
are
open.
They
allow
for
integration
over
the
blockchain
of
other
blockchain
systems
into
the
ecosystem.
So.
B
We
have
the
public
I
think
this
was
among
the
first
and
most
popular
framework
from
the
paragraph
community,
and
it's
it
it's
it's
the
simplest
of
them
all
I.
Think
for
me,
because
it
gives
power
to
organization
to
like
prototype,
really
fast
Implement
their
solution
fast
and
also
create
a
powerful
modular
solutions
for
your
problem.
So
basically
with
a
perelia
public,
you
can
basically
Define
your
business
logic
then
implement
the
rules.
You
want
for
your
for
your
blood
for
your
blockchain.
Then
you
are
ready
to
go.
B
We
have
we
have
Indie,
it's
a
it's
a
project
that
models
around
Tuesday,
Paris
and
preceptable
components
for
for
providing
digital
I
identity
identities
on
the
blockchains.
So
basically,
this
is
is
like
that
will
happen.
When
you
get
all
the
things
you
want
to
develop,
Your
solution,
yeah,
we
are
with
you,
don't
have
a
business
blockchain
framework
designed
to
be
simple,
is
to
to
incorporate
into
in
infraction
project
participated.
B
Technology
is
a
technology,
that's
modeled
around
DLT,
so
basically,
what
it
does
gives
businesses
a
chance
to
easily
develop
Solutions
and
incorporate
them
into
the
infrastructure
easily,
and
we
have
so
what
so
to
it's
a
model
for
building
deploying
a
learning
distributed
Rangers.
So
this
is
another
project
that
is
is.
B
B
B
This
one
is
used
for
integration
to
allow
users
to
secure
and
integrate
different
blockchains.
This
one
works
for
people.
Blockchains
different
organizations
can
build
their
different
projects,
and
sometimes
you
want
to
make
your
your
ecosystem,
interoperable
with
other
systems
or
other
Productions
that
use
you
are
using.
So
basically
with
characters
you
can
integrate.
Your
app
blockchains
from
different
organizations
can
integrate
their
blockchains.
The
same
organization
can
use
its
blockchain
ecosystem
to
integrate
different
departments
so
that
they
can
work
concurrently.
B
C
B
Information
on
the
progress
of
your
ecosystem
and
how
well
it's
working
on
what
you
have
to
improve
and
such
so
with
cello
cello
aims
to
bring
the
on
demand
as
a
service
deployment
model
to
the
blockchain
ecosystem,
to
reduce
the
effort
required
for
creating
managing
and
terminating
blockchains,
so
say
hello.
What
basically
seller
is
trying
to
do
is
to
like
create
a
a
crowd-based
infrastructure
that
you
can
use
to
create,
manage
as
well
terminate
your
blockchains
like.
If
you
create
a
solution
online,
you
have
a
platform
where
you
can
go,
create
your
blockchain
Define.
B
Your
business
logic
manage
your
blockchain
on
cloud.
Then,
once
you
feel
like
you
have
you
have
used
a
solution.
The
way
you
want
to
use
it,
then
you
can
terminate
it
again
so
X
product
and
view
invoke,
deploy
or
or
query
blocks,
transaction
and
Associated
data,
Network
information
chain
codes
and
transactional
Families
as
well
as
well
as
any
other
relevant
information
stored
in
The
Ledger.
So,
basically,
you
can
take
it
from
other
blockchains,
for
instance,
what
other
blockchains
use
to
view
their
data,
which
is
launching
so
with
the
Explorer.
It's
where
you
can
like
see.
B
What's
actually
happening
when
you
can
a
certain
address,
so
you
can
see
what
up
which
are
what's
happening.
The
transfer
transactions
are
associated
with
the
with
the
address
the
data
that
is
sharing,
maybe
even
the
the
smart
contract
that
that
has
been
been
deployed
using
the
address.
So
basically,
this
is
like
it's
like
a
profile
name
where
you
can
go
with
the
certain
address.
Get
the
information
about
the
the
blockchain
you
are
trying
to
associate
with
fire
fire
frame.
B
Basically,
I
will
take
it
from
from
this
view.
What
basically
Firefly,
does
it's
like
trying
to
connect
public
and
private
blockchains,
so
I
have
used
Firefly
to
like
use,
create
connect
a
private
Network
and
a
public
network
and
make
them
interoperable,
but
it's
also,
it
also
has
more
use
cases
it
can
it
can.
It
gives
you
a
chance
to
easily
prototype
and
develop
Solutions
really
fast
on
the
ecosystem.
B
We
also
have
the
rape
rabilities
that
give
us
a
chance
to
make
prototype
real
fast,
at
least
what
what
it
gives
you.
It
gives
you
a
shared,
reusable
and
Intel
variable
toolkit
for
creating
transmitting
and
storing
variable
digital
credentials.
Here
you
can
this,
basically,
what
it
does.
It
gives
institutions
like
schools,
a
platform
where
you
can
have
a
decentralized
database
for
URL
codes,
where
you
can
have
shared
shared
information
where
you
you
can
share
your
information
with
the
people
within
your
ecosystem.
Basically,
what
it
does
it
gives
as
a
keyword
and
more.
B
Security
and
privacy
into
one
package
transact
aims
to
reduce
the
deferment
effort
in
writing,
distributed
Ledger
software
by
providing
a
standard
interface
for
executing
smart
contract.
That
is
separate
from
distributed
data
implementation.
So
in
this
case,
for
those
who
know
DLT,
sometimes
it's
some
more
cumbersome
for
a
network
to
share
a
disputed
Ledger.
But
once
you
have
like
a
platform
where
you
can
share
your
logic,
then
there's
an
interface,
a
standard
interface
where
you
have
a
common
agreed
principles
of
developing
certain
Solutions.
B
B
These
ones
are
technology
that
are
tailored
towards
a
specific
area
like
grid
is
focused
on
supply
chain,
so
in
its
data
models
and
data
types
and
smart
contracts
and
its
business
closing.
Basically,
it's
aligned
towards
supply
chain
in
the
subtracting
of
the
flow
of
of
Commodities
that
goes
within
the
subpricing
ecosystem,
where
it
gives
people
an
easy
way
of
implementing
its
Solutions.
So
basically
it's
it's
an
ecosystem
that
is
domain
specific
for
that
case.
B
It's
I
think
it's
one
of
the
first
tools
out
there
to
be
used
and
I
I
think
it's
still
useful
as
far
as
it's
not
maintained,
but
it's
pretty
much
useful,
so
yeah
I
think
for
I
will
take
questions.
I've
been
I've,
been
really
brief
and
fast
as
I
go
I.
So
I
was
going
through
everything.
So
if
anyone
has
a
question,
I
don't
think
we
are.
We.
D
B
E
B
E
B
D
B
Yeah
for
Barrow
I
think
for
about
what
they
are
trying
to
do,
basically,
is
that
they
are
giving
a
chance
of
the
attend
the
operator
ecosystem,
to
connect
to
to
to
use
the
the
power
that
comes
with
the
evm
machine.
So
basically
it
integrates
both.
It
tries
to
integrate
the
evm
ecosystem
in
the
operator
ecosystem.
B
So
basically
it's
more
of
a
permission
blockchain
where
they
are
trying
to
integrate.
Well,
you
can
integrate
the
hyperledger
networks
to
the
evm
ecosystem.
It's
like
for
those
who,
if
you
are
aware
of
the
technical
aspect
of
the
blockchain
developments
there
is.
There
is
a
way
you
breed
the
private
Networks
and
the
public
networks
so
that
you
can
share
the
information
between
the
two
zones.
Basically,
what's
what's
that?
That's
what
Baro
does.
C
D
D
B
D
Yeah
hi
David.
My
question
is
about
which
hyperledger
flavor
is
it
like
hyper
literature,
Fabric
or
any
other
hypolecture
flavor
that
we
can
use
for
the
banking
services
and
number
two
is
like
what
are
the
tools?
Those
are
readily
available
to
integrate
entry
and
ecosystem
or
like
develop
end-to-end
ecosystem?
D
A
Got
you
got
you
yeah?
Let
me
drop
a
couple
of
links
and
Ezra.
If
you're
sharing
your
screen,
you
could
either
pull
these
up
or
or
we
could
just
talk
about
them
so
in
terms
of
use
cases
and
which
tools
are
good
for
which
use
cases
I
think
our
case
studies
are
good
resource
for
you.
You
know,
I
mean
the
short
answer
is
all
of
the
different
dlts
in
the
hyperledger
community
are
general
purpose.
You
could
use
them
to
build.
A
You
know,
you
know
all
sorts
of
different
applications,
and
we
see
that
you
know
we
see
people
use
the
fabric
or
a
bezu,
for
example,
to
build
all
sorts
of
different
things
from
Finance
to
climate
to
supply
chain
to
healthcare.
So
it
really
runs.
You
know
a
wide
range
of
options,
but
if
you
want
to
see
what
people
are
using
in
production,
that's
where
our
case
studies
come
in.
I
just
dropped
a
link
in
the
zoom
chat.
We
have
a
case
study
library.
A
That
shows
goes
really
into
deep
details
about
different
production
systems
and
it
talks
about
which
tool
they
use.
Why
they
used
it.
What
the
kind
of
outcomes
they
saw
of
it
so
I
think
that's
a
really
good
resource
for
you
and
you
can
see.
For
example,
in
our
case
study
Library,
there
are
some
in
the
banking
sector
and
again
it's
not
just
one
tool.
You
know
there's
an
example
of
a
cbdc
built
with
a
Roja,
for
example
in
Cambodia.
A
They
build
built
a
solution
on
aroha,
but
you
know
there's
other
examples
that
use
bezier
fabric,
so
it
it's.
You
know
everything
is
specific
to
the
use
case.
So
it's
really
hard
to
know
without
getting
in
the
details
about
what's
the
best
case,
what's
the
best
fit
for
a
given
use
case,
but
I
think
if
you
look
at
what
has
been
built
in
production,
that
could
help
you
figure
out
something
that
maybe
is
a
good
fit
for
what
you're
trying
to
do.
A
So,
that's
my
recommendation
for
that
and
then
I
can
speak
about
this
more
in
a
minute,
but
we
also
have
special
interest
groups
around
different
topics.
So
if
you
want
to
talk
to
other
people
who
have
built
something
in
a
given
space,
for
example
in
the
financial
markets,
we
have
a
financial,
Market,
special
interest
group
and
that's
a
good
resource.
You
can
go
and
ask
questions
you're,
like
hey,
I'm,
trying
to
build
this.
So
this
is
my
use
case.
Do
you
have
any
recommendation?
A
The
tools
that
Ezra
went
over
yeah,
everything
that
has
ruined
over
all
of
that
is
open,
open
source.
So
here
I'll
get
you
one
more
link
and
there's
a
reference
to
all
of
them.
So
yeah
everything,
not
just
the
ledgers,
but
the
tools
itself.
So,
for
example,
Firefly,
is
a
tool
that
you
use
with
a
ledger
and
that's
that's
available
as
open
source.
Just
like
everything
else
here.
This
is
the
top
level
here,
dropping
one
more
link.
D
Foreign,
almost
all
the
tools
here-
okay-
and,
in
that
case
like
how
do
we
present
to
the
banks
that
these
kind
of
open
sources
can
be
used?
Because
you
know
the
banking
services
right.
They
are
very
particular
about
lines
and
security.
So
there
how?
How
does
like
the
hyper
lecture
of
winning
the
banking
clients
in
terms
of
security
and
managing
these
open
sources?
D
A
So
if
I
understand
your
question,
how
do
we
talk
to
if
a
bank
is
interested
in
ledgers,
for
example?
How
do
we
talk
to
them
about
about
it?
I
think
so
case.
Studies
are
one
of
the
ways
to
do
it.
I
think
when
we
talk
to
when
I've
talked
to
people,
for
example,
people
really
want
to
know
that
it's
being
used
in
a
real
world
case.
You
know
I,
think
people
have
heard
about
blockchain
have
heard
about
ledgers
and
I.
A
Think
a
question
often
comes
up
is
yeah,
but
what
what
are
people
doing
with
it
right
so
the
case
I
found
the
case
studies
to
be
very
helpful,
and
that's
all
public
information
feel
free
to
use
that
as
a
resource.
If
you're
having
a
conversation
with
somebody
at
a
bank,
for
example,
another
thing
we
put
together
a
publication
I
just
dropped.
A
link
to
this
is:
we've
created
an
ebook
around
cbdc's
again
to
help
facilitate
those
conversations.
A
If
people
are
like
well
I've
heard
about
digital
currencies,
but
I,
don't
really
know
what
it
is
or
what's
being
done
with
it,
you
know.
That's
one
of
the
you
know
hyperledgers
trying
to
give
you
material
to
have
those
conversations
so
that
that
ebook
might
be
a
useful
resource
as
well.
I,
don't
know
if
that
answers
your
question
or
not,
but.
D
Yeah
I
mean
my
question
is
more
of
on
the
security,
because
banks
are
much
more
concerned
on
the
security
and
they
are
not
quite
ready
to
use
the
open
sources
right.
So
if
we,
if
I
recommend,
for
example,
live
Ledger
fabric
with
white
plastic
tool
that
we
can
use
it
as
it
is
not
licensed,
and
it's
still
considered
as
open
source,
how?
How
ready
that
the
banks
to
use
this
particular
tool?
And
how
do
we
present
this
to
the
banks?
Actually.
B
Okay,
I
think
I
can
take
that
one.
So
basically,
what's
up
what
happens
here
is
just
it's
open
source
in
in
that,
once
you
take
the
like,
there's
an
existing,
the
existing
Library
list
that
you
can
Implement
within
your
use
case,
so
it
gives
you
a
platform
where
another
one
starting
from
scratch,
where
you
have
to
come
up
with
the
consensus,
the
building
blocks
for
your
solution.
B
You
just
take
this.
You
take
the
rebrands
that
exists.
Then
you
can
model
your
use
case
on
top
of
the
palleta
technology,
while
implementing
your
required
you,
while
implementing
your
security
requirements
to
your
ecosystem,
but
as
well.
They
are
libraries
that
give
you
security
announcements
that
you
can
work
from
so
like
you
are
basically
somewhere
to
start
from,
rather
than
started
to
start
to
build
from
scratch.
A
C
Hyperledger
also
now
shows
up
these
risks
that
are
oftentimes
in
the
minds
of
Bankers
of
other
people
by
maintaining
a
network
of
certified,
and
that
probably,
is
your
next
next
question:
certified
implementation,
Partners
they're
all
over
the
world,
I'm
sure
there
is
a
page
on
the
hyperledger
website.
I,
remember
having
seen
it
sometime
in
the
past,
where
there
is
a
list
of
approved,
hyperledger
implementation,
Partners
from
India
to
South
Africa,
all
over
all
over
the
world.
These
are
people
that
know
how
to
help
implement
this.
That's
the
first
comfort
factor.
C
The
second
comfort
factor
is
that
many
of
the
Consortium
Partners
in
the
hyperledger
Consortium
talk
about
the
biggest
news,
IBM
Hitachi
Oracle.
Many
of
these
big
names
are
themselves
customers
of
these
open
source
framework.
So
if
you
need
some
kind
of
references
to
give
your
customers
your
clients,
some
degree
of
comfort,
those
are
the
two
things.
First
of
all,
there's
a
there's,
a
highly
curated
network
of
implementation
partners
and,
secondly,
the
people
who
built
and
contributed
to
the
network
are
themselves
customers.
So
if
IBM
trusted
most
likely,
Absa
will
trust
them
most
likely.
D
C
Okay,
sorry
I
I
may
have
some
opinions
about
this,
so
I
I
was
in
a
mentoring
session
with
some
startups
on
Monday
last
week,
Monday
eight
days
ago,
and
one
particular
startup
informed
me
right.
There
I
had
no
idea
that
they
had
connected
with
me
on
LinkedIn
and
they
were
they
had
internally,
independently
adopted
hyperledger
as
their
framework
blockchain
framework
of
choice.
So
this
is
kind
of
a
request
to
David.
Is
it
possible
to
have
some
kind
of
requests
to
the
governing
body?
C
I
think
it's
called
the
TSC
technical
steering
committee
in
high
College,
the
global
governing
body,
to
have
some
kind
of
perhaps
discounted
implementation
plan
across
those
Technical
Services
partners
for
startups.
I
think
that
that
would
be
very,
very
useful,
but
I
think
that
there
are
now
these
are.
This
particular
startup
that
I
mentioned
did
shows
hyperledger
independently
I
think
that
if
people
like
us
Ezra
David
yourself,
myself
started
to
actively
promote
hyperledger
as
a
tool
of
choice
and
it
becomes
more
visible
to
people
in
the
startup
Community
who
are
trying
to
build
across
Africa.
C
Then
there
will
be
more
optic
with
that
optic
if
we
could
get
the
supports
that
if
Technical
Services
Partners
can
give
you
an
X
percent
discount
for
startups,
then
I
think
we'll
see
more
more
optic.
So
I
I
know
it's
not
a
direct
answer,
but
that's
how
I'm
thinking
about
the
question.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
I
have
some
thoughts
on
this
too
and
I'm
happy
to
share
and
I'll
drop
some
links
as
well
for
examples,
but
I
mean
there
are
start,
I
mean
the
ecosystem
is
full
of
startups,
and
you
know,
there's
a
number
of
different
ways
have
I
understood
the
original
question
correctly.
It's
like
what
what
would
a
startup
do
in
this
space
and
I
think
there's
a
number
of
things,
I
think
one
just
getting
involved
in
the
community.
You
know
and
that's
open
to
anybody.
Membership
is
not
required.
A
A
This
is
a
Meetup
that's
being
hosted,
but
there's
Community
calls
around
all
the
different
projects
or
all
the
different
special
interest
groups.
So
just
being
involved
in
the
community
is
a
good
start.
You
know,
and
that
can
do
a
number
of
things
for
you
one.
It
can
help
you
with
networking.
It
can
help
raise
your
profile.
It
can
help.
People
know
that
you
know
you're
a
startup
and
you're
offering
services
and
there's
all
examples
of
that
I.
A
Just
dropped
a
link
to
a
lab,
a
hyperledger
lab
called
HLF
operator,
that's
being
started
by
a
small
startup
that
offers
you
know,
Services
DLT
services,
and
so
they
use
that
lab
as
a
way
to
raise
their
profile.
Let
people
know
what
services
they
offer
like
hey.
We
built
this
lab.
We
can
build
things
for
you
as
well,
so
I
think
it
all
depends
on
your
goals.
If
you're
trying
to
raise
your
profile
or
network
with
people
getting
involved
in
the
community
is
absolutely
you
know
great,
and
anybody
anywhere
can
do
that
again.
A
Thank
you
for
joining
the
call
today
you
can
always
presented
calls
or
organize
your
own
calls
or
take
part
and
calls
there's
calls
around
every
hyperledger
project
again.
So
if
you
want
to
kind
of
get
involved
and
get
expertise
around
a
specific
project
like
maybe
interoperability
is
your
focus,
you
know
you
can
get
involved
in
the
calls
around
that
and
really
you
know
we'll
answer,
but
ask
a
bunch
of
questions.
You
have
get
a
lot
of
knowledge.
You
can
really
tap
into
the
expertise
in
the
community
just
by
getting
involved.
A
So
that's
one
recommendation
and
then
for
the
question
around
if
I
understood,
then
the
next
question
around
getting
listed
as
a
you
know
a
certified
organization.
You
know
we
do
have
discounted
membership
for
startups.
Basically,
we
have
a
tiered
membership
structure,
that's
based
on
the
size
of
an
organization,
so
there
is
a
discount
kind
of
already
built
in
so
if
membership
and
that
certification
program
is
something
you're
interested
in.
We
could
certainly
talk
about
that.
But
I
don't
know
if
that
answers
the
two
questions
around
just
startups,
but
those
are
some
thoughts.
B
Yeah
welcome
I,
think
now,
because
we
are
doing
community
engagement
and
Community
Building
I
think
there
are
some
aspects
of
the
community
which,
with
our
number
I,
think
I
think
we
can.
We
can
keep
it
open
so
that
at
least
we
can
know
what
can
be
done
to
enhance
community
building.
But
basically,
from
my
observation,
I
think
virtual
meetups
are
a
good
way
to
learn
for
for
most
communities
around
the
globe,
but
for
for
this
side
of
the
globe,
I
think
virtual
meetups
as
much
as
I
really
am
a
big
advocate
for
virtual
communities.
B
A
Yeah,
that's
a
great
question,
I'm
interested
to
hear
what
people
think
as
well.
You
know
I
I,
think
you're
right.
Virtual
meetups
may
work
well
for
some
parts
of
the
community,
but
not
as
well
for
others,
and
it
certainly
is
no
replacement
for
in-person
I.
Think
there's
some
advantages.
It
helps
you
reach
a
broader
audience,
but
yeah
there's
some
disadvantages
as
well.
You
don't
you
don't
have
that
same
sort
of
face-to-face
interaction,
so
I'm
curious
to
hear
you
know
what
people
would
find
useful
or
suggest.
C
In
person
where
post
in-person
meetings,
where
possible
are
good
but
I,
don't
know
that
the
average
person
that
would
like
to
attract
is
more
concerned
right
now
about
the
membership
participation
in
its
in
its
on
its
own,
except
we
have
some
kind
of
compelling
elements
to
it:
AKA
sales
pitching
AKA
a
hook,
for
instance
David
and
I-
have
discussed
this
before.
Is
it
possible
to
have
some
kind
of
special
discounts
for
Africans
around
the
certifications
and
the
education
packages
on
the
Linux
Foundation
website?
Is
it
possible?
C
I
know
that
it's
a
big
ask
to
make,
but
I
can
almost
guarantee
that
if
there
was
a
special
discount
for
education
and
certification
for
Africans,
I
can
almost
guarantee
that
we'll
find
a
flood
of
plot
of
Interest.
Okay-
and
you
know
it
may
be
difficult
for
me
to
articulate
it,
but
I
kind
of
feel
like
membership
and
participation
for
in-person
will
be
difficult,
so
whatever
we
can
get
this
number
that
we
can
get
even
on
a
virtual
call.
Maybe
we
may
be
good
enough
to
start
with
and
let's
start
to
build
from
there.
C
You
know
I
think
that
we
should,
if
this
has
worked
so
far,
you
know,
which
is
the
virtual
thing.
Let's
continue
it
when
we
have
enough
numbers.
We
can
then
start
to
think
about.
You
know
in-person
meetings,
because
by
definition
in
person
is
already
geographically
distributed.
I'm
sure
everyone
here
on
this
call
are
in
at
least
five
different
locations
on
the
continent.
If
not
more,
you
know
so
I,
you
know
I'm,
sorry,
I
may
sound
slightly
pessimistic,
but
that's
how
I
see
it.
You
know
I
I,
hope
my
opinion
is
useful.
Thank
you.
A
And
I
I
could
also
just
share
my
observation
from
other
groups
in
the
community
too
and
I
think
the
answer
is,
you
can
do
both
as
well.
Here's
as
I'm
going
to
drop
a
link
here
as
well
as
it
just
as
a
matter
of
fact.
The
the
India
chapter
is
very
similar
in
some
ways
to
the
community
in
Africa.
You
know
it's
it's
a
big
Geographic
range.
You
know,
India
is
a
big
country
and
there's
groups
all
around
it.
A
So
it's
hard
to
get
those
groups
together
in
person,
so
they
have
really
relied
on
some
virtual
events
to
connect
them
all,
but
just
this
last
weekend
they
did
in
fact
run
a
hybrid
event
where
it
was
in
person
and
virtual.
So
there's
there's
a
link,
for
example,
to
the
Wiki
page,
where
they
posted
an
event
they
did
in
Bangalore.
That
was
part
of
this
larger
virtual
event
and
some
other
other
cities
in
India
did
the
same
thing
where
they
had
kind
of
an
in-person
component
that
was
connect
to
the
virtual
component.
A
So
I
think
you
know
that
could
be
a
model
for
what
we
do
with
the
community
in
Africa.
We
could
look
at
what
you
know
kind
of
other
parts
of
the
you
know
Community
have
done
in
their
region
and
really
build
on
that.
So
maybe
the
answer
is
both.
Maybe
we
do
want
both
kind
of
in-person
activities
and
virtual
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
start.
You
know,
I
think
just
getting
I've
enjoyed
this
conversation
and
getting
getting
things
going
is
a
great
start.
A
You
know
I
think
we'll
get
more
people
with
another
virtual
event
when
it's
not
right
next
to
the
holidays
too,
and
we're
also
willing
you
know
we
can
do
this
at
any
time.
You
know
thank
you
for
doing
this
at
a
time
that
worked
for
me,
but
I'm
all
the
way
on
California.
If
it's
better,
you
know,
maybe
there'd
be
more
people
who
joined
if
it
was
earlier
in
the
day
right
at
Africa.
You
know
in
Africa
you
know
so
there's
flexibility
to
to
do
whatever
the
group
thinks
is
best.
E
There
wouldn't
be
much
president
for
to
do
like
physical
meetups,
mostly
probably
where
I
live,
which
is
in
Tanzania,
because
the
blockchain
community
isn't
like
that
active
but
like
if
we
start
with
Nairobi
in
Kenya
and
like
with
Nigeria
as
well.
You'd
you'd
find
like
a
lot
of
people
being
willing
to
come
to
events
and
so
on.
Well,.
A
It's
great
to
hear
you're
in
Tanzania.
We
do
actually
have
a
group
there,
it's
smaller,
but
that
does
show
that
there's
some
interest.
You
know
in
the
in
the
area,
so
I
mean
it's
possible
that
maybe
there
are
some
people
to
get
together
in
person.
If
that's
something
you're
interested
in
talking
more
about
I
can
help
connect
you
to
those
to
the
the
group.
That's
been
there
that
started
there.
So
far
here
I'll
put
my
email
address
in
here.
If
you
want
to
have
a
conversation
about
just
the.
D
B
More
of
what
do
I
get
once
I
show
up
at
hyperlica,
it's
Community.
What
do
they
offer,
but
what
I
think
is
that,
basically
to
build
a
community.
Sometimes
you
have
to
begin
with,
maybe
College
people
who
are
curious
and
willing
to
learn.
So
basically,
what
I've
been
doing
of
late
is
trying
to
engage
with
the
colleges,
people
who
are
interested
in
the
palega
community,
what
the
parade
is
doing
and
the
basically
found
a
buzz
around.
B
D
B
Later
they
don't
know
any,
but
once
you
can
create
a
a
more
Interactive
Community
where
people
share
ideas
on
the
same
where
people
are
trying
to
create
Solutions
around
the
operator,
so
something
like
an
alcaton
something
like
a
physical
Meetup,
something
like
a
maybe
a
boot
camp,
something
that
brings
people
together
who
share
a
common
core
in
and
around
the
blockchain
ecosystem
and
trying
to
development
of
their
private
ecosystem.
I
think
it's
something
that
is
out
for
it's
open
for
discussion,
but
I
think
trying
something
physical,
because
I've
tried
like
we.
B
We
tried
such
a
meeting
with
the
organizers,
the
tunnel
post
law.
Today
we
tried
I
I
was
for
maybe
the
timing
was
like
this
side
is
around
nine,
so
maybe
it's
late,
but
we
we
can
model
our
timing.
We
can.
We
can
try
different
times
and
try
line
what
time
people
are
available,
but
also
keep
the
door
open
for
something
physical,
so
that
we
can
know
what
do
members
prefer?
A
I
think
all
that
sounds
great
and
I
think
you
definitely
have
you
know
everything
you
said
makes
a
lot
of
sense
around
the
approach
we
should
take.
I
will
also
just
add
that
I
think
the
pandemic
is
something
that
you
know
all
groups
have
suffered
with.
You
know:
I
I've
been
doing
the
meetups
for
several
years
now,
and
the
groups
that
were
really
active
before
the
pandemic.
A
Just
you
know,
shut
down
and
lost
people
lost
an
organizer
and
everybody
I
think
everybody's
in
the
start
mode
of
having
to
restart
so
you
I
I,
don't
think
the
communities
in
Africa
are
necessarily
alone
on
this
I'm
needing
to
like
rebuild
things.
You
know,
I'm
in
California,
we've
started
to
try
to
do
in-person
events
again
here
too,
and
it's
been,
you
know,
slow,
because
the
people,
the
last
time
we
had
in-person
events
was
over
two
years
ago,
and
those
people
have
all
kind
of
you
know
drifted
away
or
not
been
engaged.
A
So
you
know
I
think
every
this
whole
year
coming
up
is
going
to
be
an
interesting
challenge.
I
think
for
everybody
to
try
to
rebuild
some
capacity
around
kind
of
the
the
community
building
events,
so
I'll
just
throw
that
in
there
as
well.
The
the
you
know
we're
kind
of
dealing
with
the
pandemic
After
Effects
too
I
think.
B
So
I,
basically
I
was
thinking,
maybe
because
all
the
members
for
the
attendees
I
was
hoping.
Maybe
next
year
we
can
plan
something
we
can
plan
a
virtually
a
virtual
Meetup
and
again
we
can.
On
the
same,
we
can
also
keep
in
mind
that
we
we
have
the
doors
open
for
us
to
have
a
physical
meetup
on
the
same
so
that
we
can
create
a
more
engaging
community.
B
So
for
all
the
activities
who
showed
up
today,
I
think,
apart
from
I'm,
not
sure
think
you
are
going
to
take
up
like
we
are
going
to
be
on
a
to
be
our
ambassadors
out
there,
so
that
we
can
enhance
and
build
the
community
that
is
interested
in
learning
what
type
of
leader
does
and
I'm
sure
David
will
share
something.
On
the
same,
you
don't
have
to
be
a
technical
person
to
to
engage
in
the
palega
community.
B
There
are
some
aspects
in
our
in
and
around
the
place
that
we
doesn't
require
to
be
a
computer
scientist,
a
programmer
of
any
other
role.
You
can
take
up
a
role
that
is
in
you,
bring
people
together
to
share
ideas
to
to
to
to
to
like
bring
up
topics
that
can
enhance
the
usage
and
the
adoption
of
the
blockchain
technology
in
this
case.
So
basically
that
those
are
my
thoughts
on
the
same.
A
So
people
just
like
yourselves,
who
are
showing
up
and
are
interested
you
know,
I,
want
to
just
hear
what
you're
trying
to
achieve
and
help
you
be
successful
at
that.
So
you
know
I
always
say
if
you
try
to
run
an
open
source
community
and
no
community
members
show
up,
then
you
don't
really
have
a
community.
So
it's
great
I'm
glad
that
you're
here
and
thank
you
for
your
time
and
again,
if
there's
something
that
you're
wanting
to
do
in
the
community.
Let
me
know
and
I'm
here
to
support
you
with
that.
D
A
That's
a
great
question:
yeah
and
I:
that's
actually
a
really
timely
question
too
so
and
I
think
as
we're
mentioned
this
too.
So
this
is
actually
a
good
thing
for
us
to
think
about
a
little
bit.
So
involving
students
in
the
community
is
critical.
I
mean
I.
Think
that's
something
that's
very
important
in
working
with
universities
is
something
that
is
a
priority
for
us.
A
In
the
past
years,
we
set
up
a
number
of
mentors
that
are
people
in
the
community
who
are
running
a
project
or
a
lab,
or
are
active
in
the
community
in
some
way
and
want
to
share
their
knowledge
and
help
new
people
get
familiar
with
open
source
and
learn.
Some
you
know,
gain
some
expertise
around
hyperledger
projects,
so
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
students.
So
just
be
aware
of
this.
A
You
know
we'll
do
that
matching
process,
and
then
the
mentees
will
start
on
a
project
and
at
the
end
of
the
year
they
will
then
present
what
they've
done
and
the
goal
being
to
really
get.
You
know
give
students
or
other
people
a
chance
to
really
have
a
chance
to.
You
know,
gain
that
expertise
and
get
some
support,
while
doing
that.
A
So
that's
one
initiative,
and
certainly
a
big
one,
since
the
timing
is
right,
so
just
be
aware
of
that,
if
you
or
other
people
in
the
community
think
that
they'd
like
to
take
part
in
that
again
that
link
I
dropped
to
is
to
our
Wiki
there's
no
information
up
there.
Yet
I
don't
think
about
the
2023
program,
because
we're
still
wrapping
up
the
2022
program,
but
early
next
year
the
2023
information
will
be
available.
That's
one
thing
we
do.
A
Another
thing
is
just
Partnerships:
we
do
offer
free
membership
for
universities
that
are
actively
involved
in
the
community.
So
if
that's
something
that
you
know,
if
there's
a
university
in
where
you
are,
that
wants
to
get
more
actively
involved
in
the
community
and
if
being
a
member
is
something
of
interest
and
that's
something
we
also
offer
because
again
it's
a
priority
for
us
to
work
with
universities,
so
I'm
going
to
offer.
That
is
as
something
that
could
support
a
University's
involvement.
D
A
D
E
A
A
A
You
know,
for
example,
if
you're
doing
a
mentorship
and
it's
around
one
technology
versus
another,
the
mentors
may
be
looking
for
one
specific
skill
set
or
not.
But
again
the
goal
is
to
take
somebody
who
doesn't
necessarily
know
everything
there
is
to
know
about
blockchain
and
help
them
get
that
expertise.
So
it's
not
like
somebody
who
is
applying
wouldn't
have
to
be
an
expert
in
the
Technologies
right.
They
may
need
some
Basics
around.
A
A
You
can
get
a
sense
for
what
you
know
was
being
offered
this
year.
I,
don't
again,
I,
don't
know
what's
going
to
be
offered
next
year,
because
we
haven't
run
that
yet,
but
it
really
could
be
almost
anything
I
I'm
looking
here
right,
some
of
them
are
going
to
be
much
more
Technical
and
some
are
going
to
be
perhaps
less
Technical
and
then
of
the
technical
projects.
Those
really
run
a
range
two
of
what
sorts
of
Technologies
are
being.