哥伦比亚大学联合IBM成立区块链研究中心

近年来，以去中心化，公开透明，人人均可参与为特点的区块链技术在全球范围内掀起热潮。以区块链技术为底层技术的虚拟货币不断出现，由此带来的商业模式新变革更是不容小觑。新形势下，为加快该项技术的创新，推动数据的透明化进程，哥伦比亚大学联合IBM公司成立哥伦比亚大学-IBM中心，为全球商业的发展助添新动力。

2018年7月17日，哥伦比亚大学与IBM宣布合作建立哥伦比亚大学-IBM区块链和数据透明化研究中心（The Columbia-IBM Center for Blockchain and Data Transparency），充分利用哥伦比亚大学和IBM的优势与资源。

July 17, 2018, Columbia University and IBM announced a new Center devoted to research, education, and innovation in blockchain technology and data transparency.

在数据科学、工程学、商学与法学等领域，哥伦比亚大学拥有最顶尖的学术优势；而IBM在技术研发水平遥遥领先于世界的同时，在区块链产品研发和项目落地等方面与全球数百家企业保持着紧密的合作关系。此次合作，哥大-IBM中心将为哥伦比亚大学的学生、教师、以及创业者提供实现商业构想的实践指导与帮助。

The Center will draw on Columbia's academic strengths in data science, engineering, business and law, combined with IBM's extensive expertise in technology Research and Development. IBM also lends practical insights from blockchain product development and the implementation of blockchain projects with hundreds of enterprise clients globally.To advance compelling new ways to apply blockchain and help address growing demands around data transparency, the Center will also include an innovation accelerator to incubate business ideas from entrepreneurial students, faculty and members of the startup community.

左起：IBM副总裁兼沃森健康首席创新科学官ShahramEbadollahi，哥伦比亚大学工程学院院长Mary Boyce，哥伦比亚大学教务长John Coatsworth，IBM高级副总裁、研究院院长Arvind Krishna，哥伦比亚大学数据科学研究所Avanessians所长周以真，IBM区块链总经理Marie L. Wiek

今后，哥大-IBM中心将致力于推动数据透明化和区块链技术的研发与跨行业应用；为数据监管提供专业指导意见；并通过教育和实习提升创业者在该领域的知识与技能。

Primary focus areas for the Center will include:

Conducting newresearch and accelerating scientific breakthroughs in the areas of data transparency and blockchain across industries.

Building technology capabilities that apply blockchain in new ways.

Advising on emerging policy and regulation related to trusted blockchain and data transparency practices.

Pioneering ways to responsibly balance regulatory and data ownership issues with new data monetization models.

Strengthening and expanding professional skills in blockchain and data transparency through education and internships.

Supporting startups through a business accelerator focused on blockchain and data transparency.

哥大-IBM中心签约仪式现场

哥伦比亚大学教务长约翰·科茨沃思（John H. Coatsworth）表示：“我们期望能够通过与IBM的合作，推动数据共享和数据透明技术的科学研究和实际应用，进一步夯实纽约在技术创新领域的核心地位。哥大的学生和教师将与IBM合作，在激烈的思想交流和相关研究中做出卓越贡献，推动这项革命性技术的发展。”

"We anticipate that, through this partnership, we will significantly advance scholarship and applications of data-sharing and data-transparency technologies. The new Center further solidifies New York City as a hub for technical innovation," says John H. Coatsworth, Columbia University Provost. "Our students and faculty, working together with IBM, will play an important role in the vibrant exchange of ideas and research surrounding this transformative technology."

哥伦比亚大学-IBM中心的建立是哥伦比亚大学与IBM七十多年的合作历程中又一个重要里程碑。1945年，时任IBM行政总裁托马斯·约翰·沃森（Thomas J. Watson, Sr）在哥伦比亚大学成立了IBM研究院，该院丰厚的研究成果为当今许多重要的商业和技术创新打下了坚实基础。

The creation of the Center is another important milestone in the 70-plus year history of collaboration between IBM and Columbia University. Thomas J. Watson, Sr. established IBM Research at Columbia University in 1945, and the strong Research legacy that has continued to thrive among both organizations forms the cornerstone for many of the most important business and technology innovations today.

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