Tapping Blockchain Technology, Iran National Library Archives to Go Online

Tapping the potential of blockchain technology, Iran ICT Ministry and the National Library signed a memorandum of understanding to digitize the library's massive archives and create an open data platform that can help promote successful business ventures.
ICT Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi and Ashraf Boroujerdi, head of the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLA), signed the MoU on Tuesday which aims to establish a smart system which can provide the public with access to the library's priceless collection of historical manuscripts, print newspapers and more.
Boroujerdi says the agreement basically paves the way for the transformation of the library's database into a digital format that can be accessed by all across the globe.