Government Blockchain Academy
Advancing public sector innovation through blockchain
The Government Blockchain Academy (GBA) is a global initiative led by UNDP AltFinLab and the Exponential Science Foundation (ESF) that supports governments in understanding, evaluating, and adopting blockchain for public sector innovation.
The Academy combines practical education, expert guidance, and implementation support to help governments move from understanding emerging technologies to designing and implementing blockchain-enabled public sector solutions.
Beyond education, the Academy helps governments identify national priorities, explore high-potential use cases, engage with experts, and develop implementation-ready pilot projects.
Governments can join through a tailored implementation programme or begin with the self-paced learning platform, available in English and Spanish.
WHY THE ACADEMY?
Governments around the world are accelerating digital transformation and exploring how blockchain can improve transparency, strengthen trust, modernise public services, and build more resilient digital public infrastructure. From digital identity and payments to supply chains, registries, and climate action, blockchain is becoming an increasingly important component of government innovation.
Yet many governments still face two common challenges. They often lack practical education designed specifically for the public sector and have limited opportunities to learn from real implementations, engage with trusted experts, and understand how blockchain can address national priorities.
The Government Blockchain Academy addresses these challenges by helping governments understand where blockchain creates public value while providing the knowledge, partnerships, and implementation guidance needed to move from exploration to action.
WHY JOIN THE ACADEMY?
The Academy gives government teams a structured way to build capability, test ideas with the right experts, and move promising use cases closer to implementation.
Learn
Build a practical understanding of blockchain and related emerging technologies through flexible self-paced learning complemented by live expert sessions and practical discussions.
Explore
Discover real public sector use cases, international case studies, and implementation approaches across governance, digital identity, digital payments, supply chains, and climate resilience.
Connect
Engage with leading academics, blockchain ecosystem partners, implementation experts, and peer governments through lectures, workshops, and discussions.
Develop
Selected governments receive tailored support to identify national priorities, define high-impact use cases, and explore implementation options.
Implement
Move beyond learning through solution facilitation, partner engagement, pilot design, and continued advisory support that helps transform ideas into implementation-ready initiatives.
THE ACADEMY JOURNEY
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Official Launch
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Learning Programme
Recorded learning + live expert sessions
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Government Use-Case Deep Dives
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Government Engagement & Solution Facilitation
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Pilot Development & Post-Academy Support
WHAT'S IN IT FOR GOVERNMENTS?
Build institutional capability across leadership, policy, and technical teams.
Strengthen policy, regulatory, and implementation readiness.
Identify, develop, and pilot high-impact blockchain use cases aligned with national priorities.
Access global expertise and blockchain ecosystem partners.
Strengthen digital public infrastructure and digital sovereignty.
Create pathways towards government investment, donor funding, and private sector collaboration.
Join a global network of governments advancing responsible blockchain adoption.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
The Government Blockchain Academy is open to ministries, government agencies, regulators, public institutions, digital transformation and innovation teams, policy and strategy teams, and technical and ICT teams supporting government innovation.
Designed for governments at every stage of their blockchain journey, the Academy welcomes participants with or without prior blockchain experience, from those building foundational knowledge to those exploring implementation opportunities.
HOW GOVERNMENTS CAN ENGAGE
Governments can engage with the Government Blockchain Academy in two ways.
Tailored Government Programme
A hands-on programme for selected governments that combines education, government engagement, use-case development, solution facilitation, and implementation support tailored to national priorities.
Academy Access
Open access to the Academy’s learning platform, available in English and Spanish, enabling governments to build institutional knowledge, explore practical public sector blockchain use cases, and learn from international experts at their own pace. Academy Access also serves as a pathway for governments interested in joining future tailored implementation programmes.
FOCUS AREAS
Governance
Digital Identity
Digital Payments & Financial Inclusion
Supply Chain Management
Climate Resilience
Each thematic area combines practical public sector use cases, implementation approaches, policy considerations, and lessons learned from governments and blockchain ecosystem partners around the world.
GET INVOLVED
Whether you are a government exploring blockchain adoption or a blockchain ecosystem partner looking to collaborate, we would be glad to hear from you.
For Governments
Interested in bringing the Government Blockchain Academy to your country?
Whether you are looking to build institutional capacity, explore blockchain use cases, or develop implementation-ready pilot projects, the Academy can support your government’s blockchain journey through either the Tailored Government Programme or Academy Access.
For Blockchain Ecosystem Partners
Interested in contributing to the Government Blockchain Academy?
We are looking for blockchain foundations, protocols, technology companies, and implementation organisations to contribute government-relevant use cases, expert lectures, technical knowledge, and implementation experience.