As everyone is talking about the pandemic coronavirus, some Italian high schools want to adapt the issuance of digital diploma with the help of blockchain technology.
With the growing number of people being affected by the virus in Italy, it is announced by WHO that Italy is now the new epicenter of the pandemic with about 1,000+ death cases and 17,000+ affected of the said virus. Italy is now facing a country lockdown to stop the virus from spreading. School classes were also suspended so some schools had to find a solution for graduating students.
The schools are located in Rome and Crotone. The licei internazionali di Villa Flaminia in Rome will rely on a blockchain-based system developed by the EY company, while the l'Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore "M. Ciliberto - A. Lucifero" from Crotone has partnered with Blockchain Italia. Two high schools will issue digital diplomas using blockchain technology to avoid fraudulent diplomas. It seeks to ensure the transparency of issuing the diploma and to prevent fake diplomas.
Source:https://cointelegraph.com/news/two-italian-high-schools-to-issue-digital-diplomas-with-blockchain
Some countries affected by the virus are suspending classes to lessen the possibility of spreading the virus more as it's hard to handle hundreds of cases. Lessons and even the graduation of some students had been postponed. Other teachers are still finding solutions to deal with the suspension like online classes or submission of papers online. But graduations can't be done online so the least thing they can do is to issue digital diplomas. It's not really the best thing to do but since Italy is facing a big crisis, they have no choice but to find alternatives while they are staying in their homes. Blockchain technology plays a big role to make it possible and to ensure the legitimacy of the diploma without the risk of being altered.
It's sad to think that graduation is a special occasion that only happens once in a while yet they have to experience this kind of situation but for the safety of everyone, I think it's the best alternative they can do. After this pandemic, they can still get their diploma and have their graduations.
PS: I'm gonna delete this if it was off-topic