Rikkeisoft joined forces with PolkaFoundry, Sota Tek, and Ekoios to create a Blockchain R&D network in the PolkaFoundry ecosystem.
April 16, 2021 – In the drive to advance research and development for the Blockchain industry, four companies, composed of Rikkeisoft, PolkaFoundry, Sota Tek, and Ekoios, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to support each other in a regional alliance. The PolkaDot Blockchain Development Association, or PBDA, will invest in specialized developer resources for decentralized apps inside the PolkaFoundry network.
“As a one-stop production hub for DeFi & NFT applications on Polkadot, we established PBDA with the mission of not only contributes to the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem but also wishes to support all other blockchain projects that wish to the involved in the Polkadot Network in the journey from building strategic planning, product development to implement in real life. PBDA will become a reliable place for first-rate Polkadot developers to assist new Polkadot projects to solve any obstacles in developing decentralized applications on the Polkadot ecosystem without any fuss.” – Truong Hong Thi, PolkaFoundry Founder/CEO of PolkaFoundry and PBDA Chairman

By pooling together resources, the alliance members will collaborate on finding, training, and building teams of experienced blockchain developers. These teams will maintain a development hub for projects in the PolkaDot ecosystem, especially for the PolkaFoundry platform.
“Blockchain is a highly secure and applied technology. Before joining PBDA, SotaTek successfully implemented many projects for domestic and foreign customers, especially the cooperation with the Vietnamese government at the end of 2020. We hope that PBDA will be the launchpad for blockchain projects to thrive in the nearest future.” – Luu Chung Tuyen, Sota Tek CEO

A group of at least fifty will be ready during Quarter 2 of 2021, trained by industry professionals from each of the four allied companies.
“As a pioneer company in the field of Blockchain, Ekoios has been developing a lot of blockchain products for customers. By joining the PBDA, we will work with other members of the association to dig deeper and further to make blockchain technology even more developed while simultaneously bringing Vietnam into a world-class blockchain development center.” – Mr. Do Dinh Dong, Ekoios CEO

The alliance of 2,000+ experienced industry professionals has tlihe capability to develop a center able to properly incubate a development hub, thanks to their years of experience working on projects from around the world. It will serve to connect the Polkadot ecosystem to the Southeast Asian blockchain network and improve the sustainability of the PolkaFoundry platform.
“This association is a combination of pioneering enterprises in research and development of Blockchain technology. In particular, we have built many successful blockchain projects and achieved attention from the international communities. Therefore, Rikkeisoft is very confident with this cooperation. The alliance will help us develop specialized human resources, making Vietnam the blockchain development center of the world, affirming Vietnamese technology capacity in the international arena.” – Phan The Dung, Rikkeisoft CEO

We look forward to seeing the great things this alliance will do in accelerating blockchain application in Vietnam and in Raising Vietnamese Value.
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