ODEM IO

It’s less than a month until Malta Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, officially opens the Malta Blockchain Summit in Valletta, the country’s capital, on Nov. 1. On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM) will be represented at this prestigious international gathering of leaders in blockchain and cryptocurrency. ODEM’s Chief Integrator, Johanna Maaghul, Chief Technology Mentor, Dr. Adel ElMessiry, Chief…

At On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM) we’re always open to exploring innovative ways to make higher education more effective. One pathway to improving students’ engagement and knowledge retention is through blended learning, a marriage of in-person teaching with online digital media. In the past I’ve highlighted the limits of pure online education. That being said, I’m…

Do you have a skill or area of knowledge that you’ve mastered but don’t have a way of proving proficiency to prospective employers, customers or clients? It could be a second language, tasks you completed as a community volunteer or even an aptitude for paragliding or catering for large groups. If you have ever played…

Have you ever donated or considered giving to a charitable cause and wondered how the money would be spent? Did the funds achieve your intended goal? I’ve asked those questions many times in the context of accountability and a worrying decline in public willingness to give to worthy causes. At On-Demand Education Marketplace, we understand…

ODEM, creator of the On-Demand Education Marketplace, achieved a major technical milestone last week by activating the ODEM Platform’s decentralized application (DApp) on the Ethereum Blockchain, or mainnet. Dr. Adel ElMessiry, ODEM’s Chief Technology Mentor, activated the DApp before a live audience at the #SWITCH! Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Immediately following the achievement, he generated a…

“Blockchain technology isn’t just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and even the architecture of the internet itself.” Abigail Johnson, CEO, Fidelity Investments Ask someone to explain blockchain technology, the encryption system that underlays digital currencies, and you are likely to receive a blank stare in response. However,…