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La cadena de bloques y la DLT en el comercio: ¿En qué punto nos encontramos?

La pandemia de COVID-19 ha acelerado la digitalización en todos los sectores, incluido el comercio internacional, que sigue obstaculizado por procesos ineficientes que requieren una gran cantidad de papel. De especial interés para la digitalización del comercio son los proyectos basados en la tecnología de registro distribuido (DLT) -comúnmente denominada cadena de bloques-. La naturaleza no manipulable y descentralizada de la DLT hace que sea útil para acabar con la compartimentación que limita el comercio internacional. Muchos proyectos que se encontraban en una fase exploratoria cuando en noviembre de 2019 se presentó la primera publicación "Blockchain and DLT in Trade" (Cadena de bloques y DLT en el comercio) han madurado y han llegado a la etapa de producción. En esta publicación se examina la situación actual.

The publication updates the original "periodic table" of DLT projects in trade launched in November 2019 by the International Chamber of Commerce, the WTO and Trade Finance Global, a trade finance platform, at the WTO Global Trade and Blockchain Forum.

The periodic table provides a means of differentiating between the countless initiatives, projects, consortia and companies operating in the broad space that can be described by "DLT in trade". While no simplified diagram of the landscape can encapsulate the minutiae of each project, the table provides a starting point for understanding and analyzing the industry.

This publication maps 44 projects related to trade finance, insurance, know your customer, shipping/logistics and supply chain, digitalization of trade documents and trade processes as well as other projects, such as marketplaces, and assesses their level of maturity. A new section on standardization initiatives provides an overview of projects that work towards creating digital standards relevant for trade to drive digital interoperability. The report also showcases the results of a supplementary survey analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the projects featured.

Published in 2020.

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