· A partnership has been announced between Smart City expert neXgen Group and UK based Blockchain solution provider, Chainvine
· The partnership will empower Smart City evolution and deliver optimized Blockchain solutions across the region to government and real estate development customers.
· Blockchain networks will be leveraged by neXgen's Managed Services and three smart city in-country clouds
Dubai, UAE: Leading Smart City expert, neXgen Group has announced its next evolution of Smart City services with the launch of Blockchain solutions in partnership with bespoke Blockchain technology solution provider, Chainvine.
neXgen Group has been active in several ground breaking smart city engagements in the MENA region, including Smart Dubai and Smart Riyadh. Blockchain technology ultimately provides a secure environment for the digital economy and the Group has identified several areas of digital evolution that will be empowered with this technology. These include enhancements to governance, contracts, payments, supply chain, and device management
UK based Chainvine was chosen because of its expertise and innovation in Blockchain technology. It brings expertise to Smart City solutions thought its extensive experience in distributed economies, cryptography and electronic payments. Over the last two years, Chainvine has developed the effective mix of Blockchain technologies, cryptography and use case expertise that aligns with smart city needs. The resulting platform has three Blockchain enabled components.:the Chainvine Identity Manager (CIM), the Chainvine Asset Manager (CAM) and the Chainvine Encryption Manager (CEM).
The partners will innovate further by leveraging neXgen’s managed services and three smart city in-country clouds. The ability to create both local Blockchain networks in the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as well as nodes of global networks for MENA customers, will enable neXgen and Chainvine to deliver locally optimized solutions to government and real estate development customers.
neXgen and Chainvine will provide solution offerings to multiple smart city verticals. These will include the capability to audit internet of things devices, enable digital economic transactions, intellectual property protection, vertical specific distributed ledgers and identification.
Commenting on the partnership, neXgen Group CEO Ghazi Atallah said,
“We believe that Chainvine is the right fit for our ambition to evolve smart cities through the power of the Blockchain. neXgen Group has always been at the cutting edge of Smart City transformation and we believe that Blockchain is a technology that will revolutionize digital transformation and empower and enable the ecosystem. ”
Meanwhile Chainvine COO and Co-Founder Andreas Tsindos added “Chainvine is very pleased to be partnering with Smart City leader neXgen in the MENA region. The partnership allows us to leverage the power of our innovative Blockchain technology and to contribute to neXgen’s ground breaking smart city solutions. The region is fast becoming a powerhouse in digital transformation and Chainvine to join neXgen and play a part in this.”
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About neXgen Group
neXgen, is a thought leader in the domains of smart cities and next generation technology innovation. neXgen leverages on its unique combination of regional insight and global outlook and unparalleled experience to consult, build and manage digital transformation services. Further enabled though its partnership with Zain group, neXgen is the trusted advisor and managed service provider to some of the most forward-thinking governments and enterprises worldwide
About Chainvine
Chainvine is a Blockchain technology solution and service provider based in the United Kingdom. Chainvine’s vision and approach is to change the way private and public enterprises do business, to show the value in trusted decentralized platforms through the use of the Blockchain
The company has developed a unique set of enablers for the use of the Blockchain and Blockchain based technologies, it is engaging with both the public and private sector.
For more info please contact Amal Farah
afarah@nxn.ae
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