Geneva, Switzerland, 2 August 2019

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Introduction
The International Telecommunication Union organized the ITU workshop on Distributed Ledger Technology Scalability and Interoperability which took place on the 2 August 2019 at ITU Headquarters, Rue de Varembé 2, Geneva, Switzerland.

The workshop was preceded by the final meeting of ITU-T Focus Group on Application of Distributed Ledger Technology (FG DLT) from 29 July 1 August 2019 which took place at the same venue. Please see https://itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/dlt/ for details about FG DLT.

Objectives
The objectives of the workshop were to:

• Examine scalability requirements of DLT platforms;
• Discuss approaches to benchmark DLT platform performance;
• Identify components of DLT that would benefit from interoperability;
• Discuss approaches to minimize DLT platform differences from the user perspective;
• Review related standardization activities;
• Propose a way forward for related standardization work in ITU-T Study Groups.

Target Audience
Participation in the workshop was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wishes to contribute to the work. This included individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation in the workshop was free of charge, however seats are limited and no fellowships were not granted. The workshop was held in English only.