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Project name: bConnect

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A Blockchain for Mercosur, this use case connects the customs services of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

It is a cross-border paperless trade database(Reference 1) that identifies Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) to exchange their master data according to the guidelines of the Trader Identification Number of the World Customs Organization. The main stakeholders include traders, big enterprises and SMEs, and Customs.

Implementation went from January 2018 to November 2022. The lead agencies are The Special Department of Federal Revenue of Brazíl or RFB, Receita Federal do Brasil, AFIP, Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos from Argentina, DNA, Dirección Nacional de Aduanas from Uruguay, DNA, Dirección Nacional de Aduanas from Paraguay; and the Aduana Nacional from Bolivia.

Quoting from bConnect, A Blockchain for MERCOSUR (Reference 2), published by AFIP, October 2021, it is a permission blockchain implemented with Hyperledger Fabric, with five member countries, six peer nodes (chaincode executors and block validators), three orderer nodes (block producers), a chaincode written in Javascript (Typescript), chaincode endorsement policy: “at least two organizations”, gateway applications made by Argentina and Brazil.

Project website (if applicable): https://www.serpro.gov.br/menu/noticias/noticias-2019/bconnect-uso-inicio-2020-blockchain-serpro

Reference 1: https://www.digitalizetrade.org/projects/bconnect

Reference 2: https://na.eventscloud.com/file_uploads/2b31617a7342fd0a0a7c8d87ba2730a6_FABIANVARISCOAFIP-bConnect-MERCOSURBlockchain.pdf

Reference 3: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=10017403

Reference 4: https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/reser_e/pres_busarello.pdf 

Reference 5: https://www.wcoomd.org/-/media/wco/public/global/pdf/topics/facilitation/ressources/permanent-technical-committee/225-226/itemxiib_blockchain_brazil_en.pdf?la=en

Green Token by SAP

Hyperledger SC&TF SIG ebook project -Green Token SAP.pptx

Draft completed

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CapGemini Simplified Letter of Credit

I reached out to several Cap Gemini people over LinkedIn to request results info. André Soeiro Barbosa is checking for more info for me. - Alicia

• AWS Blogpost: Capgemini Simplifies the Letter of Credit Process with Amazon Managed Blockchain
•  CapGemini Blogpost: Simplifying the Letter of Credit issuance through Trust

Farm to Plate

Does not yet have shareable results data. We can include them in our 'projects to watch' section. Saptarshi Choudhury has said they can come present to the SIG in September.

MineHub

Hyperledger SC&TF SIG ebook project -MINHUB.pptx

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KrypC:

Hyperledger SC&TF SIG ebook project -KypC.pptx

- metal and mining industry

Vinturas - solution for the global Finished Vehicle industry

Draft completed