Why TANZ?
There is currently a lack of trust, interoperability and defined standards for data sharing in agritech. Data is locked into silos with limited data sharing occuring which is inhibiting innovation.
Key Benefits of TANZ:
Increased data
interopability
Enable proof of provenance
Easily share permissioned data
Collaboration and
coopetition enables easy
and faster benefits from
new technology
TANZ Objectives
To investigate, develop, share, use the network and blockchain technology with a view to:
- Preserve & enhance the global & domestic competitiveness of NZ’s primary sector
- Recognise that consumers globally are mindful of the ethical, sustainable and environmental impacts of their purchases, so ensure consumers understand and are assured of the provenance of their goods
- Solve data interoperability issues to reduce cost & friction in the market, ensuring value to all participants
- Protect the value of products from New Zealand and then enhance that value
- Ensure neutrality and collaboration (so the Network can be widely used and trusted)
- Solve industry issues, reduce costs and friction in the market and ensure value to all participants;
To achieve the following primary benefits sought by New Zealand producers and trade organisations:
- Protecting the value of products from New Zealand and then enhancing that value;
- Ensuring neutrality and collaboration (so that the Network can be widely used and trusted);
- Solving industry issues so as to reduce costs and friction in the market and ensuring value to all participants;
by carrying out the following:
- setting the standarts for membership of the Consortium;
- providing governance around common data types and how data will be permissioned;
- providing a sustainable technology base that enables all Consortium Members to innovate and add value (both individually and togather); and maintaining privacy and the digital rights of those Members who require it
