Blockchain has the potential to revolutionise the way we leverage trust and even the way we think about trust. It is a fundamental good. While largely intangible, it is key to the functioning of practically every meaningful interaction in society. We tend to think of trust concerning businesses, banking, relationships and finance since the necessity of trust in these areas is … [Read more...] about Blockchain and Trust: Advantages of a Decentralised System
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Why Robots Will Require Governments and Organisations to Adapt
This week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report stating that in the coming years, robots and AI will replace 75 million jobs globally. At first, this is due to four specific technological advances ”ubiquitous high-speed mobile internet; artificial intelligence; widespread adoption of big data analytics; and cloud technology. By 2022, thanks to smart algorithms and … [Read more...] about Why Robots Will Require Governments and Organisations to Adapt
How Open Data is Driving Innovation in Government
The amount of useful data that most governments have access to is impressive by any standard. But what's more impressive is the potential that data has to improve the way that governments operate. That's why one of the biggest trends in the GovTech sector today is the push for open data. The movement towards open data in the public sector is significant for a couple of primary … [Read more...] about How Open Data is Driving Innovation in Government
How to Solve a Global Identity Crisis Using Blockchain and Propel identity into the 21st Century
Our identity system is hopelessly outdated. You might not be aware of it because you are using it on a daily basis and all seems to be fine. However, identity faces a major crisis and some big challenges need to be solved, which can only be done by bringing identity into the 21st century. However, what is identity? Only if we know what identity is, will we be able to change how … [Read more...] about How to Solve a Global Identity Crisis Using Blockchain and Propel identity into the 21st Century
The Race is On: How Blockchain Will Change Governments
We are at a global crossing point and if we manage to solve some of the problems that we have created in the past decades, the world can become a better place. When the internet was developed 28 years ago, the objective was to create a decentralised internet. However, somehow, we ended up with an internet which is in the hands of a few very powerful companies. As a result, the … [Read more...] about The Race is On: How Blockchain Will Change Governments