Fake “Italian” products are a rising concern, with the market estimated to be worth over EUR 100 billion worldwide. Despite protected status and regulations, even iconic Italian products like Parmigiano Reggiano are not immune to counterfeiting, with the fake market worth $2 billion, close to the sales of authentic Parmigiano at $2.7 billion.
100% Made in Italy Certificate
Representing over 7,000 registered companies and diverse businesses across all sectors, FederItaly is a dynamic non-profit federation dedicated to safeguarding “Made in Italy” and fighting the damaging effects of Italian-sounding products to Italy’s economy and reputation.
FederItaly has partnered with the ORIGYN Foundation, a Swiss non-profit that uses cutting-edge blockchain technology to prove authenticity, identity, and ownership of valuable assets through digital certificates. These certificates will include multimedia elements like images, documents and even entire applications. By leveraging the foundation’s powerful digital certification technology, FederItaly aims to protect Italian brands and consumers alike.
ORIGYN’s innovative technology is built on the Internet Computer, the most cost effective and greenest blockchain in existence, developed by the DFINITY Foundation, which ensures the utmost transparency and security in the fight against counterfeit Italian products.
“FederItaly’s partnership with ORIGYN marks a milestone in certifying Italian products, promoting economic and social empowerment. With the Senate event, initiative of Senator Gianpietro Maffoni, we are launching the certification process, starting from the Consortium of Extra Virgin Oil from Monti Tifatini, located in a region facing economic and social challenges,” said Carlo Verdone, President of FederItaly.
The “FederItaly 100% Made In Italy” mark offers a trusted symbol of authenticity and quality. Companies must undergo a rigorous validation to ensure that all materials and processes originate from Italy. The resulting digital certificate, securely stored on the Internet Computer blockchain, provides all the essential details, from the product’s origin to its maker, accessible with a simple scan of the product’s QR code.
“ORIGYN Foundation is delighted to collaborate with FederItaly and DFINITY to help protect the integrity of Italy’s finest products and creations, whose authenticity is passionately sought by so many the world over,” said Mike Schwartz, ORIGYN Co-Founder and Councilmember.
FederItaly and ORIGYN are also developing a secure and decentralized e-commerce platform for small and medium-sized Italian businesses, with the ultimate goal to promote and preserve Italian excellence globally.
Starting from March 21, 2023, FederItaly will accept application requests for the “FederItaly 100% Made in Italy” digital certificate using the ORIGYN certification platform.
About ORIGYN
ORIGYN creates powerful biometric digital certificates that prove authenticity, identity and ownership of valuable assets, securely and permanently storing their data on the blockchain. ORIGYN’s digital certification technology establishes an irrefutable connection between a physical asset-such as luxury watches, jewelry, gemstones, manufactured goods and fine artworks-and a forgery-proof, customizable digital certificate, while also offering a host of value-added services to businesses and consumers. ORIGYN serves as a universal, global certification standard for increasing trust, securing data and generating new revenue streams for businesses through digital certificates, which have now officially launched worldwide. Headquartered in Neuchatel, Switzerland, ORIGYN operates as a foundation dedicated to its mission to build trust in what is most valuable. For more information, visit origyn.com.
About FederItaly
FederItaly is the premier Italian federation dedicated to protecting, promoting and disseminating the excellence of “Made in Italy” products and services worldwide. Established in 2021, the organization quickly established itself as a leading voice among companies and media outlets. With over 7,000 registered companies, 12 trade associations, 5 consortia, and over 500 professionals, FederItaly has a proven track record of success in promoting the best of Italian production and professional excellence.
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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, met the Vice Mayor of Tianjin, Mr Zhu Peng, today (February 21). They exchanged views on further strengthening co-operation between Hong Kong and Tianjin.
Mr Chan welcomed Mr Zhu’s visit to Hong Kong with his delegation and said that Hong Kong and Tianjin have all along enjoyed close co-operation. With the COVID-19 epidemic so far under control, normal travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland has fully resumed and society is returning to full normality. Mr Chan said that he keenly looks forward to the deepening of exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and Tianjin on different aspects, including trade and commerce, finance, culture and education, so as to enhance the complementarity and mutual benefits of both cities.
Mr Chan introduced to Mr Zhu the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s new initiatives to proactively draw talent from all over the world, including the Top Talent Pass Scheme that targets high-income people and graduates of the world’s top 100 universities. He welcomed talent from Tianjin to come to Hong Kong for pursuing their development. He also mentioned the HKSAR Government’s establishment of the Steering Group on Integration into National Development at the end of 2022 to press ahead with initiatives across bureaux with steerage provided from a strategic and macro perspective, as well as to enhance communication with Mainland authorities. Mr Chan said that Hong Kong, while further strengthening co-operation with Tianjin, will fully leverage its unique advantages of enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world, and give full play to its dual role in “going global and attracting foreign investment”.
Mr Chan pointed out that Hong Kong and Tianjin are cities with both Chinese and Western cultures, as well as rich historical and cultural backgrounds. Both cities can further promote co-operation on such aspects as culture, arts and tourism to enhance people-to-people bonds. He added that the HKSAR Government released the Youth Development Blueprint at the end of 2022, which aims to nurture on all fronts a new generation of young people with an affection for the country and Hong Kong and equipped with a global perspective, an aspiring mindset and positive thinking. He said that he looks forward to holding more youth exchange activities between Hong Kong and Tianjin, with a view to promoting Hong Kong youth’s awareness and understanding of the motherland, strengthening their exchanges with Mainland people, and enhancing their sense of national identity.
The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak, today (February 1) met with a Hainan delegation to exchange views on strengthening co-operation of bilateral youth exchanges. The Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung, and the Commissioner for Youth, Mr Wallace Lau, also joined the meeting.
Miss Mak welcomed the delegation led by the Standing Committee Member of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee and Head of the United Front Work Department of the Hainan Committee of the CPC, Ms Miao Yanhong. Hong Kong and Hainan have been working closely in various areas for mutual benefit. The rapid development of Hainan, particularly in the areas of tourism and environmental conservation, can provide invaluable exchange and learning opportunities for Hong Kong students. Miss Mak said that the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) had recently promulgated the Youth Development Blueprint. It outlined the overall vision and guiding principles for the Government’s long-term youth development work in the future, and proposed to promote young people’s understanding of the country and to encourage their integration into the national development.
Miss Mak said, “The HYAB has been striving to enhance Hong Kong young people’s understanding of national affairs by providing them with exchange and internship opportunities in the Mainland. With the resumption of normal travel between the Mainland and Hong Kong, we will restart youth exchange and internship programmes between the two places in an orderly manner, including programmes under the Funding Scheme for Youth Internship in the Mainland and the Funding Scheme for Youth Exchange in the Mainland. We are also working actively with Hainan over the possible launch of the Thematic Youth Internship Programmes to the Mainland to provide Hong Kong youths with unique and in-depth internship opportunities.”
Miss Mak said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government would be pleased to explore proposals of jointly promoting Hong Kong youth development with Hainan.
November 25th, 2022 sees the arrival exclusively in retail stores of a new generation of music distribution, the pairing of vinyl records and NFTs. The Gold Album for this year’s Christmas “Must Have” is the “Old is Gold” vinyl Christmas Album. A priceless, timeless collection of the Christmas tunes we know and love.
Old Gold is the New Gold when Music Meets NFTs
This one-of-a-kind Christmas offering is derived from a catalog of historical remastered classics such as “The Christmas Song” performed by Bing Crosby, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Rosemary Clooney, “Winter Wonderland”‘ by, Faron Young, and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by Bobby Sherman amongst other hits.
This Christmas “Must Have”, includes a Album literally pressed in Gold vinyl. The lucky owner(s) have the exclusive rights to access through a QR Code embedded in the vinyl, their own limited edition NFT.
The “Old is Gold” NFT platform will allow the user to either utilize their existing NFT Wallet or create a wallet by following instructions at https://buyoldisgold.com/. All the NFTs are individually numbered and securely registered via Blockchain Technology to protect the exclusive property of the holder.
The Music NFT is a clone of the Vinyl album that will allow the owner of the NFT to listen to their favorite Holiday Music at their convenience.
Old is Gold is setting a new standard in the music industry by pairing its remastered “Gold Vinyls” with Music NFT versions of those vinyls. This is an industry first that will give music fans the ability to own both the physical vinyl and digital versions of their favorite artists’ music creating a Blockchain driven collectible.
There is also an opportunity to purchase the Christmas album in NFT format only, known as the Old is Gold Collector Edition, which will include many benefits, such as the lifetime opportunity to make future purchases of vinyl records directly from the “Old is Gold” Website at a 20% discount. In addition, the NFT owner will also have immediate whitelist access to future Music NFT offerings.
In 2023 there will be a limited series of Music NFTs celebrating Black History Month in February. Artists such as The Jackson 5, Little Richard, Lionel Hampton, Al Jarreau, Sly and the Family Stone, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, and Duke Ellington, are just part of the shortlist of this exclusive offering.
Only a limited number of these Collector Edition NFTs will be available for purchase at https://scan.buyoldisgold.com/ for $5.99
There has never been a better time to purchase a little bit of “Christmas Cheer” whilst owning a little piece of “Christmas History” in addition to a lifetime discount on vinyl products.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi met Mr. Young Liu, Chairman, Foxconn, today.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said:
“Glad to meet Mr. Young Liu, Chairman, Foxconn. I welcome their plans for expanding electronics manufacturing capacity in India, including in semiconductors. Our push for EV manufacturing is in line with our commitment of Net Zero Emission.”
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