UAE academics use BSV blockchain to display and protect their cultural heritage

Blockchain technology is revolutionizing art, and in the United Arab Emirates, one academic is leading the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage through Bitcoin SV.

Mohammed Al Hemairy is the principal researcher of a project launched in 2022 by the BSV Blockchain Association and the University of Sharjah. The project aims to preserve the UAE’s culture and heritage on a BSV-powered metaverse system.

Speaking to Al-Fanar Media, Al Hemairy revealed that the project will start within the next six months.

“The platform’s reliance on blockchain technology will help prevent tampering with the ever-growing databases and allow a secure exchange of valuable items displayed on the platform for sale, purchase or exchange with other items,” commented Al Hemairy, who acts as the university. by Sharjah’s Head of Technology Transfer Office.

The University of Sharjah has become one of the premier learning institutions in the Middle East for blockchain and related technologies. The highest-ranked university in the country has invested in blockchain technology in recent times, including through a BSV-powered solution to the $1 billion fake academic certificate.

With the latest solution, Al Hemairy pointed out that users will be able to buy, rent or exchange non-fungible tokens (NFT) based on Arab and Emirati heritage.

“The project research team will work to archive rare photos and videos of the founders and leaders of the United Arab Emirates, convert them into NFTs and preserve them on the blockchain network as a historical legacy,” he told the outlet.

The initiative will be carried out in two phases; the first will focus on building and deploying the BSV-powered metaverse, while the second will focus on global commercial marketing. Al Hemairy’s team is already in talks with government agencies and museums to showcase their heritage on the upcoming platform.

While the team is initially targeting the UAE, it wants to take the platform to other regions globally, Manar Abu Talib told the outlet.

“The integrated system will use an open source solution that will be shared with a large community of developers, both individuals and institutions, to promote further refinements, improvements and community engagement,” said Manar, an associate professor at the university.

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