"dEDUCon: Member Meeting and Blockchain Education Forum" Successfully Concluded
The Taiwan Blockchain University Alliance successfully held the 'dEDUCon: Member Meeting and Blockchain Education Forum' at the Legislative Yuan on December 10, 2024. The forum focused not only on blockchain technology and education but also on how to address global challenges posed by emerging technologies such as virtual asset money laundering and fraud through the power of education.
The attendees included Legislators Ko Wen-je and Huang Shan-shan, Director Wu Ying-tian of the Ministry of Education's Information and Technology Education Department, Chairperson Tsai Yu-ling of the Asian Financial Technology Alliance, Chairman Zheng Guang-tai of the Republic of China Virtual Currency Business Association, as well as representatives from Taiwan's industry, government, and academia, and representatives from the Taipei City and New Taipei City governments and the American Institute in Taiwan. The attendees witnessed the signing of the 'Blockchain Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering Education Memorandum' by blockchain clubs from more than thirty campuses across Taiwan, emphasizing the neutrality of technology, but highlighting that it can be directed towards good through education, starting from nurturing campus seeds, empowering technology through education, and realizing positive applications.
Chairman Peng Shao-fu of the Taiwan Blockchain University Alliance pointed out that Taiwan has the world's most outstanding blockchain talents and engineers, along with a relatively friendly development environment. With the efforts of various associations and guilds, a good communication and self-regulation mechanism has been established among industry, government, and academia. He emphasized that the university alliance has developed into the largest blockchain student community in Asia, with a responsibility to implement education on emerging technologies, from basic teaching and workshops to credit courses and professional reading clubs in collaboration with various schools. Since 2019, it has successfully cultivated many fresh forces in the industry, providing many outstanding talents with skills and experience.
Peng Shao-fu indicated that in the future, efforts will continue to promote the popularization of knowledge on anti-fraud and anti-money laundering, and to push for its inclusion in formal curricula, allowing students to grasp fraud identification skills and risk concepts while learning. Proper education is the best means of preventing fraud. If Taiwan can better popularize technology education and financial literacy education, it will effectively reduce the number of fraud victims and the amount lost, as well as lessen the burden on investigative and judicial authorities.
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Legislator Ko Wen-je pointed out in his speech that blockchain will gradually be accepted by society, enterprises, and even governments. While technology is neutral, it can be misused. How to balance technological development from an educational perspective is a key point we need to focus on.
Legislator Huang Shan-shan stated that her mission is to ensure that technology becomes a positive force under the guidance of the government, rather than evading or ignoring its existence, and called for a combination of education and policy to guide technology to create value for society. Director Wu Ying-tian of the Ministry of Education believes that Taiwan has truly reached a knowledge economy society, and that true experts do not necessarily come from schools. The knowledge and experience produced by communities have different characteristics from that of schools. To solve new technological problems, both sides must continuously innovate and collaborate.
Chairperson Tsai Yu-ling of the Asian Financial Technology Alliance analyzed the development potential of blockchain from an international perspective and shared that the proportion of discussions about blockchain technology in international forums is increasing, especially in applications related to payments, finance, and asset allocation. She pointed out that Taiwan can become an important player on the global stage in the field of blockchain and fintech, which relies on the united efforts of industry, government, and academia, especially the popularization and deepening of basic and professional education. Chairman Zheng Guang-tai of the Republic of China Virtual Currency Business Association also emphasized that education is not only a medium for transmitting technology but also an important bridge to realize social value.
During the educational forum, this event invited Chief Prosecutor Luo Wei-yuan from the Shilin District Prosecutors Office, Director Hsu Pei-ling from the Graduate Institute of Technology Finance at Chung-Hua University, Professor Liao Shih-wei from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Taiwan University, Vice President Chen Yi-ling from the Bito Group, Founder Lin Bo-cheng from XueDAO, President Jian Shu-yong from the Taiwan Virtual Assets Anti-Money Laundering Association, and Editor-in-Chief Jiu Hsueh from Chain News to share their experiences on topics related to virtual assets anti-fraud, anti-money laundering, and blockchain education.
Chief Prosecutor Luo Wei-yuan shared the latest case examples related to virtual asset fraud, pointing out that criminals exploit victims' lack of knowledge about virtual currencies to quickly transfer funds to overseas exchanges. International cooperation and public-private collaboration are key to investigating such cases. Professor Hsu Pei-ling also suggested that anti-fraud and anti-money laundering education should be incorporated into formal curricula, and that financial literacy education should extend to blockchain technology and virtual assets, allowing students to start from the basics and gradually master risk identification skills against fraud.
During the forum, Professor Liao Shih-wei reviewed the design of the NTU blockchain course, suggesting that practical implementation should be combined in the classroom, such as teaching students how to set up wallets and operate smart contracts, integrating theory with practice. However, education should not only teach technology but also emphasize risk management and legal compliance. Vice President Chen Yi-ling also shared the Bito Group's experiences in offline education, particularly designing simple and understandable courses for the middle-aged and elderly, instructing how to identify wallet and transaction security, and incorporating friendly reminders in product design to enhance user experience and safety.
This conference also included student organizations and community representatives from all over Taiwan. In addition to jointly signing the 'Blockchain Anti-Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering Education Memorandum', they actively participated in sharing and discussions. Participants unanimously agreed that only by establishing education as the foundation can technology be guided towards positive applications, creating deeper value for society.
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