Austrian Gov't Pilot Aims to Secure COVID-19 Communications With Blockchain Tech

The Austrian government has backed a new blockchain-based research project, aiming to provide secure communication channels between authorities, institutions and citizens in times of crisis. As announced June 18, the QualiSig project, launched by Austrian comms specialist A-Trust, will utilize the Ignis child chain, part of the Ardor blockchain from Swiss company Jelurida.

With the QualiSig project, we would like to provide people living in Austria with the necessary security for secure and traceable communication in these difficult times.” As Cointelegraph reported last month, Austrian authorities have also backed another recent project built around Ignis and Ardor Blockchain.

Timeline of Ardor, Ignis