About the CBDC Academy

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Initiated by the CBDC Committee, the CBDC Capacity Development Program aims to enhance readiness for central banks in developing countries to potentially adopt central bank digital currencies. It also facilitate knowledge sharing between developing countries and developed countries in CBDC implementation.

On Nov.19th, 2020, we will organize a pilot delivery for 6 central banks from developing countries with scholarships provided by the CBDC Committee and FinTech4Good.

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Module 1-The State of CBDC in 2020

In this module, you will learn the following: What are CentralBank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and which forms of CBDC exist? How do CBDC compare to existing forms of money? Who is working on CBDC and which design dimensions are being discussed? How is the ECB approaching the topic and when might we see a digital euro?

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Module 2: CBDC: Technical Implementation Considerations

This mini-seminar will summarize the latest CBDC pilot case studies, and the current architectural approaches highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. It will briefly discuss Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) versus other possible technical implementation approaches and finally it will introduce an example of a specific CBDC technical solution deployed in central bank trials and commercial implementations. Time will be allotted for follow-up Q&A.

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The CBDC Academy will roll out a certification program on Central Bank Digital Currency in January 2021.