Recently I read an article related to this topic, the use of a Blockchain for validation of degrees, that is, anyone anywhere in the world can verify if your university degree was issued by a certain university simply by entering a platform in which without any problem will allow you to see if you are in that "distributed record of information ".
Isn't that great?
For those who do not understand or cannot see the magnitude of the importance of this, I explain the following:
A blockchain is a distributed network of information, that is, the record is not only stored in a central computer but in several, this so?, the fact that it is recorded and validated in different places makes its modification (or falsification) practically impossible. Unless all the components that are participating do so, which is quite unlikely.
It is probable that for many this will have no impact, but it makes it difficult or better said, impossible to forge documents such as titles, transcripts, among others.
And something very important, facilitates the process of validating your data if you consider leaving your country to any other part of the world. In this last I want to emphasize, why?
The situation in Venezuela, which is my country of origin, is known worldwide. Well, I dedicated a good part of my life to study, I am passionate about studies, luckily my country allows anyone to study and with really low costs if I compare it with what you have to pay in Colombia, for example, where I currently reside. To give you an idea:
I managed to complete three years of nursing studies in a private institute in Venezuela, I paid for my studies while I worked, with a minimum wage I was able to do so, in addition to maintaining my basic expenses (clothing, food, transportation, etc.) only with a salary.
I also studied medicine at a public university, the expenses were somewhat high if I consider what I invested in books and the necessary instruments, as well as transportation, food, and uniforms. But it was also possible to cover it with a minimum wage.
In Colombia, a minimum wage is about 300USD, and just one semester in any medical school is 7000USD... What do you think? Imagine that only people with a lot of money study that career.
But, this is not exactly what I want to talk about, I've deviated a little bit, I'm going back to the original topic "Validating college degrees with a blockchain ".
Many people will think that @josevas217 will be a millionaire now working as a doctor in Colombia, because if it is expensive to study that career in that country they must pay very well, in fact yes, they pay quite well if we compare it with the minimum wage, however... that is why I highlight the blockchain in the issue of validation of degrees.
For my title to be valid here and to be able to exercise any of my careers (which I haven't been able to do yet), the process is as follows:
Get the signature of the rector of the university where I studied for my degree. Since they deliver it if her signature. This process can take years even, unless you pay a good amount of money, sadly it does.
Once you skip this process you must go through a process of legalization of documents before the ministry of education. It is done by appointment, considering that we are tens of thousands of professionals who are in this process, it can also take months or years to get this channeled, unless you go with a good amount of money directly to the ministry and pay for it, stressing that in theory it is a free process.
Later you must Apostille those documents, which is a process that is made to have international validity, and if, also it is by appointment, you can delay months or years unless...$$$$
Unfortunately they have complicated the whole process so that you must speed up with Mr. Green (Dollars).
After you have the papers in hand, ready to be valid abroad (in my case Colombia), you must homologate it in that country. Another process, also expensive and late, after registering in the Medical College, takes a month, and a few DOLLARS...
Well, I don't want to seem dramatic with this story, but it's reality, it's what I'm currently living through and that's why I tell you from my own experience that it's like that, no inventions.
That's why when I saw this article I was happy and said:
This would be the solution to all that corruption and bureaucracy that dominates public institutions in much of the world.
It would take away the possibility of some people complicating the processes and then offering to speed up them but if you pay a good amount of money. The Blockchain breaks with the intermediaries, leaving everything exposed so that many (any person) can see it, verify it, and validate it.
This, like it or not to the governments, is a reality, and more and more it is present in the daily life of many, I would like that this modality was applied in the university where I studied, because the process would be much faster, as much for me as for thousands of professionals that we are waiting validations of documents by a corrupt system that does not collaborate.
What do you think about it?
Do you think that the Blockchain will finally be able to be executed in all public and/or private administrations?
This is a great idea but sadly not everyone will buy the idea. A lot of people live in the past and doesn't belive in the daily trends and effects of blockchain and crypto in our society.