The Good Tech Companies - Why Is an Indonesian Automotive Giant Moving 50,000 Students Onchain?

Starting point is 00:00:00 This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Why is an Indonesian automotive giant moving 50,000 students on chain, by Ashan Pondi? How can a car company reinvent education for 50,000 students? What if your academic degree and every course you completed were stored on a secure, unchangeable digital ledger that any potential employer could instantly verify? For 50,000 students in Indonesia, this is about to become a reality. INA's significant move, Endomobile Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate primarily known for its automotive business, has announced a partnership with the Web 3 data platform space and time.

Starting point is 00:00:39 The goal is to build a new educational infrastructure that tackles two of the nation's biggest challenges at once, financial inclusion and verifiable credentials. This initiative aims to replace an inefficient, cash-based tuition system with seamless crypto payments and to provide students with permanent, tamper pro of digital records of their academic achievements. It represents a major real-world test case for how blockchain technology can be applied beyond finance to solve the fundamental societal problems. By leveraging the SXT chain and its native token, Endomobile is placing a bet that the future of education is transparent, decentralized, and verifiable. The problem with the old system, in many parts of

Starting point is 00:01:19 Indonesia, the process of paying for education has long been a logistical hurdle for families and schools. A significant portion of the population is unbanked, meaning they do not have access to traditional banking services. Consequently, tuition payments were often made in cash. Families would pay local schools directly, which then had the complex task of managing, converting, and transferring these funds to the ultimate education providers through a series of intermediaries. This system was not only slow and cumbersome but also lacked transparency, making it difficult to track payments and scale operations efficiently. The new program fundamentally overhauls this process. It removes the need for cash, banks, and other financial middlemen. Instead, parents and students

Starting point is 00:02:03 will lose SXT, the native cryptocurrency of the space and time network, to pay for courses. These digital token transfers are sent directly to the local schools, creating an immediate and verifiable record of payment. This shift promises to make accessing education faster and more reliable, particularly for communities that have been historically underserved by conventional financial infrastructure. How the blockchain technology works. For those unfamiliar with the technology, a blockchain is essentially a distributed digital ledger, like a shared notebook that everyone can see but no one can alter once an entry is made. When a student pays tuition using Essex tokens or completes a course, that event is recorded as a transaction in a block on the SXT chain. Each new block

Starting point is 00:02:48 is cryptographically linked to the previous one, creating a secure and unbroken chain of information. This makes the records permanent and tamper-proof. Space and time provides the critical back-end infrastructure that makes this system trustworthy. It uses a technology called proof of SQL, which is a way o-fronting database queries and proving cryptographically that the result is correct and hasn't been manipulated. In this context, it means that every piece of data, from a tuition payment to a course completion certificate, can be independently verified, by anyone. As Nate Holliday, co-founder of the Space and Time Network, stated, in the financial infrastructure of the future, data is currency. Every transaction must be trusted,

Starting point is 00:03:29 traced, and verified, because the data itself is what moves the value. This verifiability is what gives students a powerful new tool, a permanent, globally accessible record of the ERC credentials. A new model for national development. This initiative is about more than just efficient payments, it's framed as a long-term investment in Indonesia's national infrastructure. In Domobile Group, a company with deep roots in the country's industrial development, sees this as a foundational step toward building a more modern and equitable society. Nate Holliday, co-founder of the Space and Time Network, explains, greater than blockchain offers a faster, more transparent, and more inclusive alternative greater than to traditional

Starting point is 00:04:10 payment systems. In the financial infrastructure of the future, greater than data is currency. Every transaction must be trusted, traced, and verified, greater than because the data itself is what moves the value. Space and time makes that greater than possible. By bringing students, on-chain, the program gives them a verifiable identity in the digital economy. When these students apply for jobs or further education, they no longer need to rely solely on paper certificates that can be lost or forged. Instead, they can grant permission to view their on-chain records, providing instant, undeniable proof of their qualification. This could level the playing field, allowing Indonesian students to compete more effectively on the global stage while simultaneously solving the domestic challenge of serving the unbanked. Final outlook, this is a genuinely innovative application of blockchain technology to solve real

Starting point is 00:05:01 world problems. Moving beyond the speculative hype that often surrounds crypto, this initiative targets tangible issues, financial friction for the unbanked and the need for trustworthy a credentialing. The backing of a massive, established conglomerate like Endomobile Group lend significant credibility to the project and signals a growing acceptance of Web3 solutions in mainstream enterprise. Providing students with a permanent, verifiable academic record is a powerful concept that could dramatically reduce fraud and streamline hiring processes. However, the road ahead will likely have its challenges. The success of the program hinges on overcoming the volatility inherent in cryptocurrencies. Willed value of

Starting point is 00:05:42 of SXT remain stable enough for families to use it for critical payments like tuition? Furthermore, there is the question of digital literacy and accessibility. While the program aims to help the unbanked, it requires a certain level of technological access and understanding to operate a digital wallet. Widespread adoption will depend on effective education and support for families who may be unfamiliar with this technology. Despite these potential hurdles, this is one of the most compelling use cases for blockchain I've seen. It's a bold experiment that, if successful, could create a blueprint for other

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The Good Tech Companies - Why Is an Indonesian Automotive Giant Moving 50,000 Students Onchain?

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