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About the Project
Launched in November 2018, LEDGER (DecentraLizEd Data Governance for nExt geneRation internet) is a mission-oriented project to bring citizens back control over their data.
LEDGER promotes alternative models where data is a common good owned by citizens and wealth created by data-driven platforms is equally distributed. The Project supports Research and Innovation projects addressing: Privacy-by-design, reliability, trustworthiness and openness as core values.
How are we doing it:
- A mission-oriented Strategic Research and Innovation work programme
- Pan-European attraction of outstanding research groups, hi-tech start-ups and SMES
- Trustable, transparent and unbiased selection of “Human centric innovators”
- A Venture Builder Program of 12 months, including funding, technical and business mentorships
- Access to pilots, market and further potential investment
- An experienced Advisory Board composed by key players:
Apollo Mission Path
Eva A Kaili
Member of the EU Parlament and Chair of the STOA
Francesca Bria
Project Coordinator of DECODE and Chief Technology Officer at Barcelona Ciutat Digital
Katja Bego
Project Coordinator of NGI-Forward and Senior Research at Nesta
Brook Schofield
GÈANT representative of NGI-Trust
Bob Goudriaan
NL.NET representative of NGI0 Discovery and NGI PET
Dan Hill
Researcher, Innovator in Residence at UCL and member of the Advisory Group of DECODE
Roope Mokka
Demos Helsinki Think Tank
Johannes Mikkonen
Demos Helsinki Think Tank
LEDGER critical path
- Advisory Board
- Scientific work program
- Blockchain implementation
- Attract applications to the open call
- Select 16 promising teams per open calls
- Venture Builder Programme
- MVPs per open calls
- Atraction of early adopters
- Private Fundraising
- Funding Distribution
