Swiss Startup Procivis unveiled plans to launch a blockchain powered e-Government App Store, including a Digital Identity Service, by the end of 2017.
The company is developing a blockchain-powered platform designed to run a government-curated “app store” offering the full range of public administrative services, including tax filings, land registry and commercial registry. Procivis is working closely with various organizations and experts to develop its “e-Government as a Service” solution.
Procivis will be targeting the Swiss market primarily but will also seek to serve other markets as well. More specifically, Daniel Gasteiger, founder of Procivis, noted that the platform could help countries that are falling behind in their e-government efforts to leapfrog over their counterparts. He also added, “We are very much looking to work with such countries to help them deliver e-services to their citizens based on secure digital identities similar to what India has been doing with their Aadhaar program, for instance.” Kaspar Korjus, the managing director of Estonia’s e-Residency programme, is one of Procivis’ strategic advisers.
Procivis is currently in talks with potential joint venture partners to help it bring the pilot version of the platform to real life and its further development.