# Brazil/BNDES - ITU, UN Assessment **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** community-initiative\ **Created:** [27 January 2019 13:53 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964 "2019-01-27T13:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marcusoregano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/marcusoregano/32/83862_2.png) [@marcusoregano](https://forum.cardano.org/u/marcusoregano)\ **Post date:** [27 January 2019 13:53 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/1 "2019-01-27T13:53:21Z")
In December I was at an event called BlockchainGov, here in Rio de Janeiro(BR), where I met Suzana Moreno. Suzana Moreno works on BNDES with Blockchain initiatives. She made an invite to Cardano for a **blockchain Focus Group assessment**. > Wiki:“BNDES is one of the largest development banks in the world (after the Chinese Development Bank, which boasts assets of around RMB 7.52 trillion, or around $1.2 tn)”. I think BNDES will support the assessment. Some blockchain specialists in Rio are involved with the initiative. We talked briefly about Cardano and Suzana informed me about a very interesting opportunity at **International Telecommunication Union(ITU), United Nations (UN)**. The assessment I mentioned above. > Wiki:“The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the UN agency specialized in information and communication technologies.” Link for the Focus Group assessment: [https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/dlt/Pages/default.aspx](https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/dlt/Pages/default.aspx) The next ITU meeting will be on February, in Spain. Maybe it could interest someone from Spanish community/Cardano to support that. The Brazilian meetup was on January. I’ve contacted Emurgo in 05/December/2018, but I think there weren’t enough human resources to that. Because they started to reply me and Suzana Moreno on the e-mail and after the second message, we haven’t got any new reply. The task would be filling 4 small documents and attend some meetings for the assessment. Thanks for the help! ---
**Author:** ![Donnybaseball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/donnybaseball/32/8064_2.png) [@Donnybaseball](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Donnybaseball)\ **Post date:** [27 January 2019 14:33 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/2 "2019-01-27T14:33:13Z")
Thanks. As a community member I’ll do what I can to reach out to Emurgo and IOHK folk about this. ---
**Author:** ![marcusoregano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/marcusoregano/32/83862_2.png) [@marcusoregano](https://forum.cardano.org/u/marcusoregano)\ **Post date:** [28 January 2019 19:26 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/3 "2019-01-28T19:26:05Z")
Man, thanks for energy! It would be good! Can I send you the documents in order to explain the assessment? 🧾 ---
**Author:** ![Donnybaseball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/donnybaseball/32/8064_2.png) [@Donnybaseball](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Donnybaseball)\ **Post date:** [28 January 2019 19:40 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/4 "2019-01-28T19:40:14Z")
Yes please. I’ll DM you. ---
**Author:** ![misteraxyz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/misteraxyz/32/3106_2.png) [@misteraxyz](https://forum.cardano.org/u/misteraxyz)\ **Post date:** [28 January 2019 22:47 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/5 "2019-01-28T22:47:08Z")
brazil is a huge market… shame this and things like this aren’t getting the traction they deserve. this is why as a community we need to become a lot more independent and autonomous! it’s not someone else’s responsibility - it’s everyones responsibility! it’d do us a lot of good to constantly be conscious of this philosophy till it’s second nature and grows in momentum achieving a self sustaining character of culture… ---
**Author:** ![marcusoregano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/marcusoregano/32/83862_2.png) [@marcusoregano](https://forum.cardano.org/u/marcusoregano)\ **Post date:** [29 January 2019 17:35 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/6 "2019-01-29T17:35:15Z")
Maybe a big work load. There was an issue on Cardano Foundation at that point. Emurgo is more business focused. I think there was a lack of human resources or interest at that point. There is another chance. But now in Spain. Thanks, guys! ---
**Author:** ![misteraxyz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/misteraxyz/32/3106_2.png) [@misteraxyz](https://forum.cardano.org/u/misteraxyz)\ **Post date:** [29 January 2019 19:10 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/brazil-bndes-itu-un-assessment/19964/7 "2019-01-29T19:10:13Z")
> [@marcusoregano](#): > > Maybe isn’t good enough. at the very least, if what you think/assume is the case, they should be communicating!