[https://files.oenb-events.com/108-ebcece36679c52472f044689657de237.jpg] INVITATION ________________________________ Dear Sir or Madam, We have the pleasure of inviting you to a workshop entitled "Digital currencies Central Banks and the blockchain: policy implications" which the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) will host together with the Bank for International Settlements. Date Friday, October 25, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Venue Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 1090 Vienna Motivation According to many experts and media commentators the world is currently undergoing a digital transformation. This notion refers to the economic and social effects brought about by digital technologies, digital data and the internet. The OECD in a recent report lists the increase in computing power, the blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, 5G networks and the internet of things as the most important technologies driving this transformation. In public discussions on the digital transformation it is often expected that money, a key component in economic activity, must adapt too to serve an increasingly digital economy. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are often believed to play an important role in the adaption to a digital economy. In this workshop we want to contribute to the debate by discussing various issues related to central bank digital money and the implications of new, digital technologies for the monetary and financial system of the future. Enclosed please find the program of the workshop. Please register by email to event-management@oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> by October 17, 2019, at the latest. We look forward to seeing you. Yours sincerely, Event-Management We appreciate your interest in receiving invitations to events organized by the Oesterreichische Nationalbank. Should you no longer wish to receive invitations, please let us know by sending an e-mail to event-management@oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at>. For more information concerning the EU general data protection regulation please visit our website www.oenb.at/en/dataprotection<http://www.oenb.at/en/dataprotection>. Oesterreichische Nationalbank Otto-Wagner-Platz 3 1090 Vienna event-management@oenb.at<mailto:event-management@oenb.at> _________________ Diese Nachricht wurde vom OeNB Mailserver TLS verschluesselt empfangen Diese E-Mail kann vertrauliche Informationen enthalten und irrtümlich an Sie gelangt sein. In diesem Fall informieren Sie bitte sofort die Absenderin bzw. den Absender und vernichten Sie diese E-Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail oder von Teilen dieser Mail sind nicht gestattet. Informationen gemäß DSGVO zur Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten durch die OeNB finden Sie unter www.oenb.at/datenschutz<https://www.oenb.at/datenschutz>.