A group of Moroccan researchers has announced the launch of a new system designed to prevent diploma fraud and at the same time guarantee uniformity and cost efficiency with the help of blockchain technology.
The new Blockchain-based system will rely on Ethereum Smart contracts to automate the issue of diplomas when complying with certain criteria. Dubbeds blockmedc, the new system will lean on decentralized file storage options for distributed ledgers, which bypasses the challenges of the traditional diploma issue.
The research team consists of experts from Sultan Moulay Slimane University and Mohammed First University. The joint team has found success with the blockchain-based solution, submitting a patent and publishing their research in Top Technology magazines worldwide.
A good look at the research paper shows that students and teachers will have a “unique digital academic account”. The system -based system supports real -time tracking and students receive unchanging digital certificates on a distributed ledger.
By being based on distributed grandbooks, potential employers and other interested parties can use the benefits of transparency to gain access to the academic history of applications. Apart from the transparency functions, a blockchain-based diploma issues the need for paper certificates, which saves academic institutions a small fortune.
The project is limited to universities, but the researchers look at an integration throughout the Moroccan education system. Preliminary steps are underway to integrate the blockchain-based diploma solution into the Massar Educational Platform.
Moreover, the researchers say that the success of the project in education will lead to expansion to other sectors. At the top of the list for researchers are the health and energy sectors, important areas that urgently need technological reforms.
The critical sectors of Morocco are affected by a wave of cyber attacks, with authorities who want to explore emerging technologies to stay ahead.
Morocco uses emerging technologies for economic growth
The tango of the North African country with the next generation of technology transcends stifling fraud or keeps cyber attacks at a distance. Morocco is actively striving by integrating blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) into critical sectors of the economy.
The country focuses on a GDP peak of 10% by 2030 of the joint effort of emerging technologies powered by a series of government initiatives. Despite the national hug, the authorities kick the use of digital assets in the country, waving with a harsh action against offenders.
AI Research Funding Proposals reach record high in Europe
In the meantime, AI finance proposals have risen to achieve a record high in the EU, which underlines the widespread acceptance of technology in critical sectors.
The European Research Council (ERC) has confirmed the peak in the number of AI research proposals that has been received in the past year. ERC Vice President Eystein Jansen unveiled the trend during Gitex 2025, the largest technical event in Europe in Germany.
In his keynote address, Jandsen revealed that the “enormous increase” in financing applications for AI research requires seismic structural changes in the internal activities of the ERC. In the future, the ERC will create specialized panels to evaluate research proposals, given the proliferation of AI in most financing proposals.
“We also see that artificial intelligence in almost all research areas is now part of the normal toolbox of scientists,” Jansen said. “This was not the case a few years ago – this has been a revolution in research.”
Jansen adds that the values of ERC subsidies increase, referring to global inflatory pressure and macro -economic uncertainties. The average subsidy size for a new scientist is € 1.5 million ($ 1.7 million), while experienced AI researchers can receive € 2.5 million ($ 2.8 million) from the ERC.
The ERC usually distributes $ 2.8 billion annually in around 1,000 financing recipients, with the figure being tipped to rise with the peak in AI-based scientific research. Jansen urged scientific institutions in Turkey to submit research proposals to the ERC and noted that the Council funded 40 projects in the country.
Jansen notes that Europe should go further than just research into emerging technologies to develop practical solutions. He argues that the continent catches up with other regions in terms of Real-World AI applications.
“We have to scale up and move that competence to applications,” Jansen added.
AI regulation can hinder the real application
While setting up institutions for mainstream acceptance of AI technology in Europe, regulations can be a stumbling block for practice in practice. The EU has recently adopted a Historical AI Act, but the rules for watertight rules for education, health and safety risks are slowing down acceptance.
In addition, regulatory authorities have opened various studies against AI companies in Europe. OpenAI, Meta (Nasdaq: Meta) and Anthropic have come under fire from European supervisors for the violation of copyrights, data privacy and antitrebred rules.